Cassiopeia
16,5 in / 42 cm
Cassiopeia is an entity who has come from the deepest recesses of the universe to spread stars of happiness over the earth. Propelling forward like a meteorite with its scintillating plume, she resembles a shooting star. Her bluish hair, sprinkled with stars, is flowing behind her. Her right hand is filled with a myriad of stars that she is generously showering over the world with her breath. Her left hand is pointing to the stellar map from whence she originates. In the same manner that we place a shell to our ear to hear the sound of the ocean, she keeps a star to her ear, listening to the sound of the universe. Her right foot is bathed in a constellation of stars to highlight the sustainability of the source.
Anecdote
After working for several years, I wanted to create a life-sized sculpture. I was in search of a message. After all, this might be my only opportunity to work on such an imposing project. The message therefore became even more precious. If there would be only one subject, what should it be?
I decided to create what was dearest to me, what I truly wished for: a being of light that had sprung from the confines of the universe, a being that would bring peace, prosperity and happiness along with its hail of stars. I made Cassiopeia, the five-star constellation near the North star. Cassiopeia is the scale model that was used for the life-sized sculpture.
Treatment
Bronze (16.5in/42cm) with black patina. The hair is bluish; all the stars are mirror polished. The stars are plated with 24-carat gold on the artist’s proofs.
A series of eight and four artist’s proofs.
