"Tortured Soul"
The sculpture is a representation of the pain and suffering that many of us carry throughout our lives, often without ever letting it go. The figure depicted is a man sitting on a rock, with a broken guitar slung over his shoulders. His heart is missing, replaced by a gaping hole, and on his knee is a notebook with a pen resting on top. It is as if he has finally decided to put his heart on paper, to release the pain and let it go.
This tortured soul has carried his burden for too long, and now he is finally free. His face is etched with lines of anguish and despair, his eyes sunken and tired. He looks as if he has been through hell and back, and yet he still carries on. The broken guitar symbolizes the shattered dreams and hopes that he once had, now nothing more than broken fragments of a life he once knew.
Yet, there is a sense of hope in the way he clutches the notebook, as if it holds the key to his salvation. It is as if he has finally found the courage to face his demons and confront the pain that has haunted him for so long. And in doing so, he has found a way to finally let go and move on.