What if women were fully empowered to reign over their own bodies? Meet Sophia.
Alfonse Mucha's Reverie provides
Art Nouveau inspiration for Sophia
Coming in Spring 2024
Type: Assembled sculptureDimensions: 4 feet x 4 feet x 6 feetProposed materials:
Wire form
Voile fabric
Living succulents, air plants, bromeliads, vines, ferns, moss
Antique chair
Open triangle musical instrument
The third Sister of Roe will be Sophia, the Greek personification of wisdom, with elements inspired the mythic Celtic Green Lady, Art Nouveau and Afrofuturism. Sophia's presence will be embellished with living plants, evoking Dylan Thomas's poetic line, "The green fuse that drives the flower." She is a force that pulses with indefatigable purpose and natural vitality.
Sophia will realize the theme of transformation that began with the withering spirit of Furiana, who ignited the political action called for by the empowered Minerva. Sophia's revelation of women's unrestricted , creativity, and leadership will proclaim an era of genuine equality and freedom of choice.
Like Minerva, her color palette will reflect the suffragette movement's use of green to represent hope. Yet Sophia will transcend time and place, integrating references to past, present, and future.