Creation begins with a wish, a desire to do something, to make something, to see beyond the immediate reality. If we are lucky, it will open a door to a stream of thought that is inspiration. We inspire, we breathe in ideas. What inspires me, what are my themes? I like thinking about physics, the universe. And I am drawn to spiritual ideas, yoga. In my double profile sculptures, I am showing the underlying unity of minds. In the negative spaces of my sculptures, I show spirits beyond matter, idea before material form. In sculpture, the body comes into play. We are mostly on our feet and we dance also with our hands. We play, we discover with our hands. In Gupta, India, I have read you have to be a dancer in order to be a sculptor. In India, there is a sculpture showing the Buddha and his disciples. The disciples are shown in three-dimensional form while the Buddha is represented only by the impression of his feet in the sand. Inspired by the spiritual, I approach the making of sculptur
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