Balance

Balance reflects the seminal equilibrium that occurs in the notion of creation: a large stone ending in the shape of a navel. 

Since the beginning of humanity, the origin of the world has been represented in different cultures as a navel, omphalos, the axis mundi -a cylindrical stone with a pointed end. The act of placing this symbol in a chosen place deified it, positioning it as a core of creation.  But in Balance there are three irregular cuts in this form, wich should exists as a harmonious whole. The core has broken into three pieces that do not fit together - a totem of the contemporary era. However, the fresh, pruryfing air that passes between the stone blocks illuminates a possibility of a new future.

This sculpture was produced the past February during the 6th Tuwaiq Sculpture Symposium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.