Artwork description: A series of life-size cast-glass feet explores the body through presence, movement, and silent communication. The feet symbolize our fundamental connection to the earth, carrying the body’s weight and the idea of the path. Their fragile forms suggest vulnerability and tension. The work explores the body language through the most silent part of the body, showing a new perspective. The first pair of feet shows confidence, they are waiting for the second one to jump or cross something different. The second pair is not ready yet, it is unsure and scared. Our feet are our support, what strengthens and sustains us, but they can also express feelings and anxiety. In fact, the work also represents the author's legs and is a joke about him being unable to stand still.
Artwork description long: The project is a series of life-size realistic human feet, made of cast glass, in which the body is viewed not as an anatomical object, but as a carrier of memory, presence and internal conversation. The sculptures explore human presence through one of the quietest and most unnoticed parts of the body – the feet. The two segments function as separate entities, placed in a state of tension and communication – between movement and stillness, between touch and distance, between the person and their own body. The foot (foot) is chosen as the primary symbol of the connection with the earth. It carries the weight of the body and the idea of the path. Unlike the hands or the face, which are often carriers of individuality and emotional expression, the feet remain quieter, almost imperceptible parts of the person. It is in this “quiet anatomy” that the project finds space for dialogue. In the compositions, the feet are presented in a classical anatomical completeness, which is key to the impact of the work. Visible veins, tendons, tensions in the skin and natural anatomy create a feeling of living presence. The forms are not idealized, but human and vulnerable. The feeling of immediacy is enhanced by the physical absence of a person. The legs are interrupted – a fragment, isolated from the rest of the body, but this fragmentation does not aim for a feeling of absence, but emphasizes the idea of the detached gesture – a moment in which the body begins to speak independently. The forms are close to each other, almost touching, intertwining or diverging. This creates the impression of an intimate conversation without words. The choice of the color of the glass is also an essential part of the concept. The material brings duality – at the same time massive and ethereal, cold and alive. Light penetrates through the volume and turns the sculpture into a changing state, not a static object. The blue-green shades are reminiscent of water, a mineral, and create a feeling of organic matter. Glass functions as a metaphor for human vulnerability – beautiful, transparent and fragile, but at the same time massive, dense, heavy. The project considers the body as an archive. The veins, bone protrusions, tension in the tendons and the asymmetry of the forms create a feeling of real physical presence. These are not idealized feet, but traces of life. The sculptures bear marks of movement, fatigue, weight and time. Through them, the question is raised whether the body can be considered a monument to the experience even in its seemingly most inconspicuous part. At its foundations – the feet.
Artwork description long: The project is a series of life-size realistic human feet, made of cast glass, in which the body is viewed not as an anatomical object, but as a carrier of memory, presence and internal conversation. The sculptures explore human presence through one of the quietest and most unnoticed parts of the body – the feet. The two segments function as separate entities, placed in a state of tension and communication – between movement and stillness, between touch and distance, between the person and their own body. The foot (foot) is chosen as the primary symbol of the connection with the earth. It carries the weight of the body and the idea of the path. Unlike the hands or the face, which are often carriers of individuality and emotional expression, the feet remain quieter, almost imperceptible parts of the person. It is in this “quiet anatomy” that the project finds space for dialogue. In the compositions, the feet are presented in a classical anatomical completeness, which is key to the impact of the work. Visible veins, tendons, tensions in the skin and natural anatomy create a feeling of living presence. The forms are not idealized, but human and vulnerable. The feeling of immediacy is enhanced by the physical absence of a person. The legs are interrupted – a fragment, isolated from the rest of the body, but this fragmentation does not aim for a feeling of absence, but emphasizes the idea of the detached gesture – a moment in which the body begins to speak independently. The forms are close to each other, almost touching, intertwining or diverging. This creates the impression of an intimate conversation without words. The choice of the color of the glass is also an essential part of the concept. The material brings duality – at the same time massive and ethereal, cold and alive. Light penetrates through the volume and turns the sculpture into a changing state, not a static object. The blue-green shades are reminiscent of water, a mineral, and create a feeling of organic matter. Glass functions as a metaphor for human vulnerability – beautiful, transparent and fragile, but at the same time massive, dense, heavy. The project considers the body as an archive. The veins, bone protrusions, tension in the tendons and the asymmetry of the forms create a feeling of real physical presence. These are not idealized feet, but traces of life. The sculptures bear marks of movement, fatigue, weight and time. Through them, the question is raised whether the body can be considered a monument to the experience even in its seemingly most inconspicuous part. At its foundations – the feet.