Description: This sculpture features an open-winged form poised atop a wooden pillar—evoking a bird not yet in flight, but fully prepared. It symbolizes ascent not born of desperation, but of dignity. In a world full of collapse and surrender, this figure neither cries out nor flees—it stands, firmly and freely.
This sculpture captures a bird on the verge of flight—
not escaping, not trapped,
but standing.
Rooted atop a carved wooden pillar, it waits—calm, composed, resolute.
Layer One: Form and Stillness
The open-winged shape stands still.
It is not flight in motion, but flight as potential.
The vertical form contrasts with the idea of movement,
offering a contemplative pause.
This is a bird that chooses to stay still,
because it carries no fear—only presence.
Layer Two: A Metaphor for Dignity
The piece rejects urgency.
It is high not because it flies,
but because it stands.
This act of standing becomes louder than any flight.
The bird becomes a metaphor for the human who resists
not through rebellion, but through stillness.
Layer Three: The Voice of Wood
The wood is not neutral.
Its textures and imperfections remind us:
liberation without roots is an illusion.
True dignity emerges not by cutting loose,
but by standing strong in one’s own ground.
Final Reflection
Until Flight, With Dignity carves the moment before liberation.
It is a sculpture of quiet readiness,
not to flee,
but to rise — from within.
From dignity, not fear
