Description
Some faces seem to hold entire stories without saying a word. This bust by Carmen Roncero has that same power: elongated features, hand-shaped in ceramic, with a quiet expression that feels somewhere between doubt and reflection.
What makes it striking is the hat — not fabric, but a delicate construction of vintage maps, the kind that once lived in glove compartments, suitcases, or the hands of travelers tracing roads before GPS existed. Here, the maps no longer guide routes, but transform into a metaphor: an inner journey, a landscape of thought.
This contemporary art sculpture combines ceramic and old paper, balancing the strength of clay with the fragile poetry of folded cartography. Creases and printed lines on the hat carry the memory of time and movement, while the still face below seems to absorb them in silence.
Placed on a shelf or table, this unique handmade bust sculpture is not just decorative: it becomes a presence, quietly suggesting that each viewer can draw their own path across its surface.
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