Fœtus to Man

Detail of the younger side of the figure's face. This side of the body is in view during the figure's rise from 6:00 to 12:00.
Photo: feistyworks

The chameleon properties of the figure were inspired not only by the artist’s personal experience with aging, but by that of watching his family and friends succumb to the same process... becoming not only older, but of the older generation. In this way, the Fœtus to Man sculpture is an homage not only to the Flanders clock-making tradition, but to the nature of time and tradition itself.

Work on The Mechanical Mural continues in ARW’s move to enlarge its body of public sculpture in America and abroad. Currently, ARW is developing mechanical mural projects whose characters and environments will be created and animated by children of the communities in which the murals will be permanently displayed. One such project is on display in Dublin, Ireland.