Ophelia and Wallace:

This sculptural series explores the interplay of masculine and feminine energies through forms that are both grounded and etherial. The works evoke a balance of structure and fragility of what is held together and what is allowed to unravel.

Wallace part apparition, part observer. His name, historically linked to conquest, is reimagined here as a presence of stillness. A figure who returns not with force, but with reflection. He does not impose, he watches. Stacked like memory, shaped by time, Wallace stands in quiet observation of what moves, breaks and comes back together. He is a witness- not to power but to persistence. Ophelia, by contrast, floats with lyricism- her contours soft, her composition attuned to intuition and emotional depth. This piece draws from the tragic figure of Ophelia- not to mourn her, but to examine the historical dislocation of female agency and its lingering psychological echoes. Flowers and birds emerge as delicate signals: nature’s quiet witness to survival and grief. It’s not a protest - but a reckoning. A quiet chorus for women past and present, still swimming upstream. Together they examine the challenge traditional binaries and offer a reimagining of strength-one rooted not in dominance, but in grace, adaptability, and deep listening.

Through layered textures and elemental forms, the series invites viewers to consider the quiet power of presence and the complexity of what we call masculine and feminine-not as opposites, but as intertwined forces that uplift.

Materials:

Wallace- Gypsum, clay, Paper pulp, Moroccan plaster, electrical component, lightbulb.

Ophelia- steel, electrical components, gypsum, specialized gypsum glaze, found objects, LED lightbulb