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January 2009. Granite, pigmented steel. Dimensions: 14.5 × 19 × 5 in (37 × 48 × 13 cm). Private Collection.
The title derives from two Latin words—fūnis, meaning “rope,” and ambulāre, “to walk”—and refers to a tightrope walker. The meaning is reinforced by the sculpture’s dynamic horizontal “balancing baton” and its overall sense of precarious poise. It evokes the physical balance, agility, and daring of a circus performer, while perhaps more poignantly suggesting mental agility—the ability to maintain equilibrium amid uncertainty and change.
A celebrated modern funambulist is Philippe Petit, who became famous for his unauthorized high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of New York’s World Trade Center on August 7, 1974. His feat became an enduring image of extraordinary balance, concentration, risk, and resolve.
January 2009. Granite, pigmented steel. Dimensions: 14.5 × 19 × 5 in (37 × 48 × 13 cm). Private Collection.
The title derives from two Latin words—fūnis, meaning “rope,” and ambulāre, “to walk”—and refers to a tightrope walker. The meaning is reinforced by the sculpture’s dynamic horizontal “balancing baton” and its overall sense of precarious poise. It evokes the physical balance, agility, and daring of a circus performer, while perhaps more poignantly suggesting mental agility—the ability to maintain equilibrium amid uncertainty and change.
A celebrated modern funambulist is Philippe Petit, who became famous for his unauthorized high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of New York’s World Trade Center on August 7, 1974. His feat became an enduring image of extraordinary balance, concentration, risk, and resolve.
