In September 2023, Shadow was hand carved out of marble in Carrara, Italy. Boutro’s the master of stone carving at Arcoartes was my mentor in the Carrara Mountains, not only learning stone carving I explored the marble caves in the heart of the Alps, where the marble is sourced.

Going with the intention of carving a simplified female form which was based off Shadow Self, a 9ft plaster cast and carved sculpture made earlier that year. The form was taken from my own shadow which is commenting on my research of Carl Yung’s theories of shadow self - ‘accepting the light and dark sides of oneself’.

When beginning the stone carving process, the pivotal moment of any stone sculpture is selecting the stone in which the sculpture will emerge. The marble that was selected had a perfect straight edge which was incorporate into the sculpture. The selected marble dictated the decision to half the sculpture, developing the concept. The marble being the light and the shadow cast from the stone, is the dark. Enquire for more details.