This ebony wood sculpture captures a suspended moment: a bird frozen in its flight, wings wide open, its long beak pointed towards an invisible prey.
Every detail is meticulously crafted – the curve of the wings, the delicate crest, the precise beak revealing the tongue – giving the illusion of a creature ready to spring to life. It would appear that this bird is a representation of a hoopoe.
Firmly perched on a sphere that evokes both a stone and the world it dominates, the bird embodies the balance between power and fragility.
The dense and deep ebony wood reveals chocolate hues crossed by reddish longitudinal veins, offering a unique play of light depending on the angle of observation.
This handcrafted work combines the nobility of the material with animal grace.
A tiny splinter of wood on the tip of one of the beaks has been meticulously glued back on.
Height: 24 cm
Width: 8 cm
Depth: 13 cm
Material: Chocolate ebony with red veins
