About this work
“Weight-Bearers” is a series of sculptures created in bronze.
I grew up in a universe of women. Women who carried, who reached out, who held things together, who held on. Women who often placed the weight of the world on their shoulders without anyone noticing the burden. This series is my tribute to them.
The figures are heavy in form because the women I have known have carried heavy loads. Their bodies stand as a testament and a symbol of everything invisible they take upon themselves. Responsibility. Care. Expectation. Guilt. Love. They carried so much that, in the end, there was almost no room left for themselves. The sculptures are intentionally created without heads. Not to make them faceless, but to reflect the quietness I sensed as a child around women who had so much to lift that their own needs were often pushed aside. It was not a choice, but something life required of them. The hands and feet are omitted to make room for the many stories women carry with them. Stories woven through generations, passed from hand to hand, reshaped and lived in new ways. None of them are the same. Each is unique.
This is not my story. I cannot tell the story of women. But I can honour the traces the women in my life have left in me. In bronze, their bodies become heavy and strong. On the mahogany base they rest on a firm foundation – one I wish the world had always given them. Each figure is created with deep respect for the grace, strength and vulnerability that can exist within a single body. Within them lies struggle, exhaustion, beauty and the will to rise again.
This series is my way of showing respect and gratitude to the women who shaped me. Thank you for what you carried. And for all that you still carry, which no one should have to bear alone.
The sketch is made prior to the actual creation of the bronze sculpture and has served as a point of departure for the form, proportions, and overall expression of the final work.
Original
This work is signed and dated. Only this one piece exists. Some original works are available as art prints in varying sizes.
Materials
Graphite pencil on FSC-certified Bristol paper, 200 g/m²
Dimensions
A3 (29,7 cm x 42 cm.) mounted in an A2 frame (42 x 59,4 cm.). Passepartout included.
Quality assurance
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Notes
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