The tower, as a human construction, takes on a powerful symbolism: a desire to ascend to the sky, an image of power, bold strength, an ideal of beauty... the meanings are numerous, both spiritual and material. In this engraving we see in the foreground a diverse and joyful crowd of people; they converse serenely but observed at the foot of the tower, a ramp welcomes them and like a worm screw accompanies them upwards. The destination of this procession eludes us, the upper floors are lost in the night but the ascent represents, like a perfect metaphor, our passage on earth.
Copperplate 137 mm x 177 mm (base x height), 2015
Etching/drypoint on Hahnemuehle paper, Tiefschwarz Charbonnel black ink, sheet size: 260 mm x 390 mm. Printed by the author on a Bendini star press.
Limited edition of 30 copies numbered 1/ 30 – 30/30
200.00 €
