Description
The butterfly as a symbol has always affected mankind. According to one of the versions from Greek mythology the goddess Athene has, tempted by Prometheus, given humans a soul by placing a butterfly on their tongue.
The work „A breeze of fortune“ consists of two parts: a photo, which shows a butterfly on the tongue of a person you see in profile and 7 butterflies which are spread across the space.
Photo (L 250cm, H 150cm), 7 butterflies (each 170cm x 150cm x 20cm, varnished wood)
Exhibited in:
• Muzeum Rzeźby Współczesnej - Centrum Rzeźby Polskiej w Orońsku
• Centre D`Art Contemporain, Cimaise et Portique, Albi, France, 2004
