Sculpture #2

Soul

Soul other side

The theme of my creation is my soul. You see two horses, one is galloping, the other is rising. On both horses is a rider who rides his horse free (without equipment). This shows above all my great importance of trust. It also shows the freedom, the challenge and the energy.

My work was made of simple wire, which I bent into shape with a pair of pliers. The peculiarity, however, is that I have not set off, so I have one starting point and one endpoint. So it's a one-line figure. I wanted to give it a flat and even impression. I chose to do "thin" horses and riders, because the attention should be less on the figure itself, but rather on the viewer's attention.

I think that my figure represents movement, balance but also unity. In addition, one horse rises from the "support" of the wood, which is supposed to represent that it can not be integrated. It wears against staying in one place, it has to move, it has to run. The riders provides the confidence and the only bond that the horse has. If one of the riders injures the trust of the horse, they are discarded. However, this figure is only acquired because Mrs. Medsker had given us a task to create a figure without great attachment or template. She gave us a worksheet that we could follow. I had suffered a breach of confidence at that moment, which had moved me to show my soul to other people because I am bad in words. I chose the wire because I needed a material that was firm, but also thin. It should be a strong material that should represent the seriousness of a soul. Horses play a big role for me and I have always had to fight for them not to lose. The animals are athletes who proudly exude power and freedom. The riders put the reason there. I did not want to create a full-fledged image, but show that in life you should always keep a little bit of control, but still live your life.