These sculptures were an interesting detour while I was sculpting the Dignified Homeless. They are an unsettling pair and remind me of decay and death. They need a touch of humour as a reminder of the beauty that lies in this stage of a human life…
Author Archives: Cristina Salvoldi
Blood Brothers (Lifesize)
This piece follows similar contemplation paths as the piece ‘Why are your Hands White?’ and the lifesize version of a smaller edition. The moment in which pain is felt by both subject and onlooker, all barriers dissolve between ‘myself’ and ‘the other’. This moment reveals a universal truth that is always there but mostly forgotten: We …
Oliver Tambo
This 9 meter bronze was unveiled by president Cyril Ramaphosa at the OR Tambo international airport/Johannesburg on the 27th October 2020-what would’ve been his 103rd birthday. I was lead sculptor with Tania Lee, along with fellow sculptor Lungisa Kala; assisted by Madodana Cita.
Winnie Mandela
Sculpture commissioned by the National Heritage Monument(NHM) and was a collaboration with Tania Lee and Lungisa Kala. Winnie is part of a large procession of approx. 100 lifesize bronzes called ‘The Long March to Freedom'(Century City/Cape Town) celebrating the South Africa’s unsung heroes of the past 3 centuries as who did their part in the …
Martin Luther King jr.
Sculpture commissioned by the National Heritage Monument(NHM) and was a collaboration with Tania Lee and Lungisa Kala. MLK is part of a large procession of approx. 100 lifesize bronzes called ‘The Long March to Freedom'(Century City/Cape Town) celebrating the South Africa’s unsung heroes of the past 3 centuries as well as international activists who did …
Why are your Hands White? (Lifesize)
This sculpture is of my daughter and her Kindergarten friend Prudence. There is a sweet innocence in the question, but it is the start of a conversation that will develop as these two friends grow. South Africa’s history is marred by racial and cultural rifts and in order to bridge these divides individuals must face …
The Hobbit
I had the opportunity to be a worker-ant for 5 months at Weta Workshop in Wellington/New Zealand while they were busy with weapon, armour, creature, costume and prosthetic fabrication for the Hobbit Trilogy. I moved between departments where-ever help was needed but ended up most often in prosthetics, gluing lycra suits to mold cores for …
Amused Mule
Bronze commission by Gondwana Collection, Namibia for their Fish-river Canyon hiking trail that they offer with Mules who carry the bags all the way. I loved bringing accross the cheerful personality that is known as “hybrid vigour” amongst enthusiasts who believe mule possess the best traits of both horse and donkey. 60cm height, 2010 This …