{"product_id":"ascensione","title":"Ascension","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis sculpture is a visual and conceptual reflection on contemporary identity.\u003cbr\u003eThree symbolic figures—\"Responsibility,\" \"Liberty,\" and \"Identity\"—intertwine in a fragile yet profound balance, \u003cbr\u003enavigating guidance, imposition, and aspiration.\u003cbr\u003e\"Responsibility,\" sculpted from white veined marble, has a mature face, marked by time. \u003cbr\u003eShe cradles a newborn in her arms: new life entrusted to experience. Her foot treads on some golden \u003cbr\u003etiles of the central figure, symbolizing the weight of the past spilling into the future. \u003cbr\u003eShe is strong but not divine; human, imperfect, real.\u003cbr\u003e\"Liberty\" is an androgynous, otherworldly entity, completely bald, with a body etched with esoteric signs \u003cbr\u003eand symbols, resembling a lost script. Its eyes are closed, listening for something deeper. It holds a book \u003cbr\u003eopen upwards, like an inner light, a knowledge that doesn't impose but inspires.\u003cbr\u003e\"Identity,\" at the center, is a body fragmented into golden tiles. It kneels, engrossed in the attempt to \u003cbr\u003ereassemble itself. Its reflective material merges with the surface of the smoked mirror on which the \u003cbr\u003eentire scene rests. The reflection is broken, distorted, much like our often-fragmented perception of ourselves. \u003cbr\u003eWhat one sees is part of the true, part of the desired, part of the judged.\u003cbr\u003eThe mirroring base is not merely a support; it's an integral part of the artwork, inviting the viewer to reflect \u003cbr\u003ewithin this incomplete process, to question where their own identity ends and where their masks begin.\u003cbr\u003eThe entire work stages the eternal conflict between what we would like to be (Liberty) and what we feel \u003cbr\u003eobligated to be (Responsibility), while our Identity is built, lost, and recomposed.\u003cbr\u003eIt is a symbolic ascension—imperfect, arduous, and beautiful—where every fragment brings us closer \u003cbr\u003eto—or further from—our essence.\u003cbr\u003eEtched into Liberty's skull, in an alien (invented) language, a spiritual koan-like phrase awaits deciphering:\u003cbr\u003e\"no form, no time – no light, no shadow – no roots, no ties – no beginning, no end – \u003cbr\u003eI, ALL\"\u003cbr\u003eA metaphysical declaration.\u003cbr\u003eA possibility for everyone.\u003cbr\u003eAn invitation to self-reflection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis sculpture is a visual and conceptual reflection on contemporary identity.\u003cbr\u003eThree symbolic figures – “Responsibility”, “Liberty” and “Identity” – intertwine in a\u003cbr\u003efragile and profound balance, between guidance, imposition and aspiration.\u003cbr\u003e“Responsibility”, sculpted in white veined marble, has a mature, time-worn face.\u003cbr\u003eShe holds a newborn in her arms: new life entrusted to experience. Her\u003cbr\u003efoot treads on some golden tesserae of the central figure, a symbol of the weight of the\u003cbr\u003epast pouring into the future. She is strong but not divine, human, imperfect, real.\u003cbr\u003e“Liberty” is an androgynous and otherworldly entity, completely bald, with her body\u003cbr\u003eetched with esoteric signs and symbols, similar to a lost script. Her eyes are\u003cbr\u003eclosed, listening for something deeper. She holds a book open upwards,\u003cbr\u003eas if it were an inner light, a knowledge that does not impose but inspires.\u003cbr\u003e“Identity”, in the centre, is a body fragmented into golden tesserae. She is on her knees,\u003cbr\u003eabsorbed in the attempt to recompose herself. Its reflective material merges with the\u003cbr\u003esurface of the smoked mirror on which the whole scene rests. The reflection is broken,\u003cbr\u003edistorted, like the perception we often have of ourselves. What is seen is\u003cbr\u003epart of the true, part of the desired, part of the judged.\u003cbr\u003eThe mirrored base is not just support: it is part of the work, inviting the\u003cbr\u003eviewer to reflect within that incomplete process, to ask themselves where their\u003cbr\u003eown identity ends and where their masks begin.\u003cbr\u003eThe entire work stages the eternal conflict between what we would like to be (Liberty)\u003cbr\u003eand what we feel obliged to be (Responsibility), while our Identity is\u003cbr\u003ebuilt, lost and recomposed.\u003cbr\u003eIt is a symbolic ascension, imperfect, arduous and beautiful, where every fragment\u003cbr\u003ebrings us closer – or further – from our essence.\u003cbr\u003eEtched into Liberty's skull, in an alien (invented) language, a spiritual koan-like phrase\u003cbr\u003eawaits deciphering:\u003cbr\u003e“no form, no time – no light, no shadow – no roots, no ties – no beginning, no end\u003cbr\u003e– I, ALL”\u003cbr\u003eA metaphysical declaration.\u003cbr\u003eA possibility for everyone.\u003cbr\u003eAn invitation to self-reflection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gianluca Migliorino","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51825430626631,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0792\/3793\/9527\/files\/Render1.png?v=1750948347","url":"https:\/\/migliorino.net\/en\/products\/ascensione","provider":"Migliorino®","version":"1.0","type":"link"}