This sculpture brings together movement and stillness in a beautifully unexpected way. A tall, sinuous central form rises like a river held upright, its surface transitioning from polished marble to a grainy, textured interior that feels almost like sand shaped by flowing water. This contrast in finish sets the tone for the entire piece: a play between refinement and rawness, between the smooth passage of time and the roughness of what it carries.
Emerging from the sides are softly carved faces, each one partially revealed, as if surfacing from the marble itself. Their placement along the curve suggests stages in a journey- moments, people, memories, or identities that accompany the central flow yet never interrupt it.
What makes the sculpture unique is the sense of vertical movement it conveys. The elongated curve behaves like a stream rising rather than falling, turning the natural order on its head. It feels as though the river is ascending, carrying with it the impressions of the lives it has touched. The faces appear calm, contemplative, and timeless, reinforcing the idea of memory preserved in stone.
The white marble, with its gentle grey veining, amplifies the clarity of the form. Each subtle line in the stone behaves like an echo of the sculpture’s central motion. The base anchors the piece firmly, but the eye is continually drawn upward along the curvature, following the ascent of this river-like figure.
“River of Faces” becomes a meditation on continuity. It suggests that even as life moves, changes, and rises in new directions, the imprints of experience remain quietly embedded - carried along, but never lost.
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