Guardian Angel

However, Guardian Angel does not offer a simple answer or a clear-cut image of good. Its meaning opens up only during a personal encounter, when the viewer approaches the figure and can catch a glimpse of the surroundings, the light, or their own reflection in its mirrored face.

It is at this very moment that the relationship between the person and the work is transformed. The viewer no longer stands merely before a sculpture but enters its image for a moment. The reflection reminds us that an angel need not be just a distant symbol or a being coming from the outside. At a certain point, any of us can become one—through attention, help, courage, or simple human presence.

The figure captured before taking flight is therefore not just an image of movement. It also carries the question of what can lift us up and what, conversely, keeps us grounded. The moment between stillness and flight can be a moment of decision, internal transformation, and hope. Guardian Angel reminds us that protection does not have to take the form of a grand gesture. It can begin with a quiet encounter, a look, or the realization that our actions affect the world around us. Therein lies its contemporary significance: every person can be a protecting presence for another.