A form suspended between flight and captivity; simultaneously a grasping hand and a malformed bird.
It embodies a kind of freedom that exists only in appearance—not in essence.
A visual metaphor for hope misdirected and freedom turned inside out
Form and Structure
This sculpture embodies a duality—it appears, at first glance, to be a grasping hand.
Yet simultaneously, it evokes a fallen or malformed bird attempting flight.
The form is contorted, inward-folding, fractured—more than representation, it becomes a physical manifestation of psychological conflict.
The viewer is unsure what exactly they are witnessing—hand or wing, attack or release.
This uncertainty is precisely what gives the piece its conceptual strength.
Theme and Philosophical Depth
Inverted Freedom is not simply about an idea—it is about disillusionment with ideas themselves.
Freedom, in this piece, is not celebrated but questioned. It becomes a mirage—an effort to fly with wings tethered to the ground.
The sculpture is born from the artist’s own life—someone who has lived, chased, and ultimately doubted the notion of liberty.
This work is not an ode to liberation, but a critique of the illusions built around it—a critique rooted in personal truth.
Material and Surface
Burnt wood, rusted metal, and tinted resin come together not for visual pleasure, but for narrative power.
The materials speak:
Wood—scarred from within.
Metal—immobilized by corrosion.
Color—not life-giving, but disease-like.
Everything in this piece is selected to represent inner decay disguised as outward motion.
Emotional Impact
This is a sculpture that leaves the viewer suspended—
Are they witnessing hope or failure?
Flight or collapse?
And it is in that very ambiguity that the work succeeds—not as a message, not as a slogan, but as a breathing paradox.
Final Reflection
Inverted Freedom is not simply a sculpture—it is a contradiction made solid:
Freedom that looks beautiful but isn’t real. Hope that moves—but only in reverse.
It is a silent scream, sculpted from wood and chain, voicing what many feel but few dare to say.
