emptiness 2/5 (seek & find)
additional photos — the interchangeable sphere
emptiness 2/5 (seek & find) is the first tentative movement after numbness — a red sphere marking the moment feeling starts to stir again.
after the cold flatness of feeling blue, something begins to search. not yet an answer, not yet direction — just the restless need to look, to reach, to find out what's still there. red is the color of that first stirring: not comfort yet, but proof that something inside is still alive and looking.
work details
- year: 2021
- size: 40 × 40 × 7 cm
- medium: 3d-printed sculpture, acrylic
- edition: 5
- catalog no.: im-d.4
- 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 — here shown in red, with white as an alternate state. the color shift from work 1/5's blue to this work's red marks the cycle's first real movement: from numb absence to active searching.
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 (this work): the first tentative searching.
- 3/5 — deep breath: the pause before moving on.
- 4/5 — hope: the first fragile opening toward the future.
- 5/5 — overcame: the return to connection.
frequently asked questions
what does the red sphere in "seek & find" represent?
the red sphere marks the first tentative stirring of feeling after numbness — not an answer yet, but the restless need to search and reach for what's still there.
how does this work follow on from "feeling blue"?
where feeling blue holds cold numbness, seek & find is the cycle's first real movement — the shift from absence to active, if uncertain, searching.
is emptiness (seek & find) part of a larger cycle?
yes — it's 2 of 5 works in the emptiness cycle, which moves from numbness through seeking, breath, and hope, to a final sense of overcoming.
where can i see the rest of the emptiness cycle?
the other four works — feeling blue, deep breath, hope, and overcame — are each their own sculpture page, and all belong to the our silent source series.