The sculpture I picked is Le Transi de Rene de Chalon, which depicts a skeletal figure grasping a heart. I think this represents both mortality and life. The skeleton is meant to remind viewers about the inevitability of death and decay, and the heart symbolizes the remnants of vitality even in death. When I look at this sculpture, I think about rebirth, the cycle of life, and decay. The heart suggests grasping onto life and how quickly it passes.
In my distortion, I’m going to pull at those themes of rebirth and emergence. I was thinking about making the figure rise from dirt in the ground as if breaking through the constraints of death. I am also going to try to enlarge the heart and make it appear as if it is melting – indicating the fragile nature of life.
