Memories Of Sweetness

Memories of Sweetness (Front view), 2004
Bronze, corten steel
82½” x 23” x 19½” 
Photo: Fabian Birgfeld

Memories of Sweetness (Side view)
Photo: Fabian Birgfeld

Memories of Sweetness (Detail)
Photo: Fabian Birgfeld

Description

A large head with a pair of hands are anchored to a column of Corten steel.  The head floats above the column, barely attached, and the hands slide off its edge.  The eyes, void of irises, seem to gaze inward into a far away world full of memories of sweetness.   The mouth follows in a puckered kiss. The clenching upper hand is held by the lower one as if on a tray: is it holding onto the memories to prevent them from fading and slipping away?