{"product_id":"libre-zenith-gamin","title":"Volant Zenith Gamin","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen we think of childhood we think of innocence and simplicity, something as wholesome as flying a kite. This sculpture depicts the lightness of being a child, when running feels like flying and time doesn’t quite exist yet. That’s where this piece began.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCast aluminium felt right from the start. It’s light enough to carry a sense of motion, yet strong enough to stand through years of wind, rain, and shifting seasons. The surface retains the marks of making. We didn’t over-polish because we wanted the light to catch unevenly, to animate the figure as the sun moves across it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe boy emerged from the initial clay slowly, always in motion. His position is mid-stride, one foot barely grounded, the other reaching forward, arms open in that instinctive balance children have when they run without thinking. He isn’t simply holding a kite; he’s following it, led by curiosity and imagination. We elongated the kite slightly, giving it a subtle lift, so the eye travels upward and outward, as if the wind itself is part of the sculpture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd then there’s where he lives. In a garden, among hedges, stone paths, and the open sky, he feels at home. Not placed there as decoration, but as a reminder of that effortless sense of freedom we rarely notice until it’s gone. We hoped that each viewer might recognise their own memory in him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBecause in the end, it was never really about a boy or a kite. It was about the moment where everything feels possible, and nothing is quite certain yet. That’s where the joy is if only we let it linger a little longer. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BIC-Sculp","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61364643758410,"sku":"YCYM050","price":2000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1014\/2557\/8314\/files\/LibreZenithGaminDigitalIllustration.jpg?v=1773766433","url":"https:\/\/gardensculptures.co.uk\/products\/libre-zenith-gamin","provider":"Garden Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}