Te Obvolvo reflects on care as a reciprocal force. The work explores how protection, tenderness, and dependence can move in both directions within the bond between parent and child.
Te Obvolvo shows two figures, one larger than the other, held in an embrace. The title derives from Latin and can be translated as “I envelop you” or “I wrap you”. Their arms extend into branching forms that grow around them, creating an enclosure that gathers the pair into a single protective space.
The difference in scale evokes motherhood, where the instinct to shield a child is immediate and bodily. Yet the work also acknowledges the reciprocity within this bond: in holding a child, the parent feels held in return. The sculpture reflects this mutual sheltering, where protection moves in both directions and the act of embracing becomes a way of being sustained.