My first intial reaction to the piece, before we started discussing it during class, was I felt that the girl looked vulnerable. The bust had a solmen expession. As we began to scroll and see the freezing process the bust of the small girl endured, I felt saddened. The more ice she was covered in the more I wanted to help her, rescue her. I found it so heart breaking that there was nothing I could physically do.
I reminded me the story of "The Little Match Girl." As a small girl I found that story too unberably sad that I vowed to never read it again. Juan Carlos Delgado gave me similar emotional feelings. However the difference was the small hands with the flame resting in the middle. It was a literal beacon of hope. When Professor Echeverry reaveled the artist create this piece as a symbol of his relationship struggles, it became so much more moving, and was just so revealing.
I think my biggest struggle with this class will be being as vulnerable as this artist was as this piece. I have a tendency to be somewhat guarded, not really airing my personal feelings out. But to present such an heartfelt piece is what I think truly makes great work.
I was great moved by this piece.
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