emptiness 4/5 (hope)
additional photos — the interchangeable sphere
emptiness 4/5 (hope) is the first fragile opening toward the future — not certainty, just enough light to keep going.
after the held breath of the pause, something shifts: not a resolution, but a direction. hope here isn't loud or triumphant — it's quiet, tentative, easily disturbed, and precisely because of that, real. it's the moment you notice you're looking forward again, even if you can't yet say toward what.
work details
- year: 2022
- size: 40 × 40 × 7 cm
- medium: 3d-printed sculpture, acrylic
- edition: 5
- catalog no.: im-d.6
- certificate: certificate of authenticity by the artist / gallery
part of the series
our silent source — the quiet place growth begins, before it has a name.
about this work
like every piece in the cycle, this sculpture's central sphere is interchangeable, carrying its own emotional register within the emptiness cycle. hope follows the held breath of work 3/5 — the first work in the series where the feeling points forward rather than inward.
emptiness is a cycle of five works, each holding a different stage of the same passage through loss:
- 1/5 — feeling blue: the cold, numb opening.
- 2/5 — seek & find: the first tentative searching.
- 3/5 — deep breath: the pause before moving on.
- 4/5 — hope (this work): the first fragile opening toward the future.
- 5/5 — overcame: the return to connection.
frequently asked questions
what does "hope" represent in the emptiness cycle?
hope marks the first fragile opening toward the future after the pause of deep breath — quiet and tentative, not yet certainty, but a direction.
why is hope described as "fragile" rather than triumphant?
because that's how it actually arrives after loss — not loud or resolved, but tentative and easily disturbed, which is exactly what makes it real.
is emptiness (hope) part of a larger cycle?
yes — it's 4 of 5 works in the emptiness cycle, which moves from numbness through seeking and breath to hope, and finally overcoming.
where can i see the rest of the emptiness cycle?
the other four works — feeling blue, seek & find, deep breath, and overcame — are each their own sculpture page, and all belong to the our silent source series.