Since 1993

“Off the Pedestal” is a classic introduction to sculpture. To be able to see the possibility of uniqueness in the ordinary is in itself an extraordinary sort of insight. 

The artist feels the same way about it. 

After all, spending a quarter of a century thinking about this ordinary topic requires an extraordinary imagination. Therefore, there is no need to be too critical of how much attention the world gives to his creative motivation. 

Nevertheless, the reluctance to be ordinary is an attitude. No matter how futile the effort to rid oneself of it, it is still a positive statement of life.

Through delicate, focused kneading, the sculptor poured his whole soul into his self-portrait. Looking at the reflection of his body in the mirror, he fears he will be blinded by its ordinariness, rendering him unable to measure up to the desired state of the unique soul. Through the simulation of the external shell of his self-image, he looks deep into his self-consciousness, especially considering the unknown ideal existence whose expectations exceed real life experience. He knows that he is ordinary, but he believes that he is not so ordinary.