ROMANESCU Octavian, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
The work is not an easily decipherable object, but a sign in the archaic sense: a mark, a trace, a clue. It is a "sign" that does not refer to a single truth, but to the experience of the one who looks at it. The surfaces are cut, layered, with visible ruptures.
Meaning is not given as a whole; it is constructed from fragments, just like human perception. The irregular opening in the body of the sculpture functions as a space of interpretation. It is not a wound, nor a clear window – it is the place where the gaze enters and completes the form with its own meaning.
The chisel marks are intentionally left visible. They resemble writing that cannot be read literally. The sculpture communicates not through message, but through rhythm, pressure and gesture. The work asserts that meaning is not imposed from the outside (monument, official symbol), but appears in the relationship between form and viewer.
Subjective Sign is a sculpture about the right and freedom of thought and interpretation. It does not necessarily indicate a path, a road, it does not proclaim a truth, it does not fix a collective memory – but it invites every passerby to give vent to fantasy, imagination, thinking.
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