Birdy

DESCRIPTION

Solid bronze.

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INSPIRATION

Birdy is a story of dialogue. Two presences, perched side by side, that seem to respond to one another — one turned inward, listening, the other facing outward, alert. It is this reciprocal attention, this slight shift in posture that creates a genuine conversation between them, made of a chant that is more audible than a fixed gesture.

This work speaks of what connects us: the presence of the other that gives meaning to the moment, that form of communication that involves posture, attention, and availability — and sometimes even that chant that rises up without the need to see it to feel it. Standing close, facing each other, calling out to and responding to each other — that is already entering into connection.

Birdy can be read as the representation of a couple, of friendship, or more broadly of any relationship where each person maintains their individuality while existing in resonance with the other. The two figures can be acquired separately, but their true strength is revealed when they are brought together: this is when exchange and complicity arise between two beings who respond to one another without resembling one another.

This work extends a question that runs through my entire work: how can one remain fully oneself while remaining connected to others? Birdy answers with lightness—through the grace of a suspended, fragile yet durable connection where connection requires neither fusion nor self-abandonment.

Made of solid bronze using the traditional lost-wax casting technique, the two pieces by Birdy reveal their natural golden hue, which is obtained by refining the raw bronze after casting.

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