Jorge Jiménez Deredia Costa Rican, b. 1954
Refugio, 2016
Bronze
17 5/8 x 38 1/2 x 12 1/2 in
44.8 x 97.8 x 31.8 cm
44.8 x 97.8 x 31.8 cm
Edition of 8
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'Refuge is composed of three elements, one is a boat, the second is a figure lying on the boat, and the third is a sphere in the lower part representing...
"Refuge is composed of three elements, one is a boat, the second is a figure lying on the boat, and the third is a sphere in the lower part representing the refuge of this journey, meaning the totality of life. Let us remember that all that exists in the universe is proportional to everything that exists within us, because we belong to this totality, but we need a shelter, a symbol, and in this case it is the sphere."