ROXANNE SWENTZELL

Unstable World

Date: 2020

Dimensions: 5.25” x 13.8”

Medium: Fired clay

Condition: Overall very good

Provenance: 

– Artist

– Trotta-Bono Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA

Roxanne Swentzell’s ceramic sculpture depicts a bald, possibly non-binary figure struggling to balance a brightly colored globe of the Earth atop the head. Flailing limbs and crossed eyes express the fragile tension of stewardship – a core Indigenous principle – amid the complex and urgent environmental challenges of today’s world. The muted, natural tones of the figure evoke a deep bond with the land, while the vibrant globe symbolizes the delicate balance between humanity and nature.