Hand and Cage, 2007

This unique bronze work presents a powerful meditation on constraint, presence, and human vulnerability. Two stylized hands emerge from within a rigid grid, suggesting both an act of reaching and a condition of containment. The cage-like structure functions as both physical boundary and conceptual framework, evoking themes of limitation, confinement, and resistance.

Executed in bronze with a carefully balanced composition, Hand and Cage reflects the artist’s interest in the tension between organic form and imposed structure. The hands—symbols of action, creation, and identity—are rendered with restrained detail, emphasizing gesture over realism. Their placement within the grid heightens the emotional charge of the work, transforming a simple motif into a profound visual statement.

Created in 2007 as a unique piece, this work stands as a singular example of the artist’s sculptural language during this period, combining material strength with psychological depth. Its intimate scale invites close viewing, rewarding the observer with subtle shifts in light, texture, and meaning.