Balance

Susana Botana’s Balance reflects the seminal equilibrium that occurs in the notion of creation: a large stone ending in the shape of a navel.

Since the beginning of humanity, the origin of the world has been represented in different cultures as a navel, omphalos, the axis mundi – a cylindrical stone with a pointed end. The act of placing this symbol in a chosen place deified it, positioning it as the core of creation. But in Balance, there are three irregular cuts in this form, which should exist as a harmonious whole. The core has broken into three pieces that do not fit together – a totem of the contemporary era. However, the fresh, purifying air that passes between the stone blocks illuminates a possibility of a new future, a sense of hopefulness in dark times.