THE AGE OF TENDERNESS

The Age of Tenderness reflects on a cultural shift: the passage from an era shaped by power, conquest, and heroic ideals to one guided by empathy, imagination, and emotional connection.

At the center of the work lies a fallen knight, a symbol of the values that once defined entire civilizations. Yet this is not a scene of defeat. It is a moment of transformation. Emerging around him are playful contemporary figures and symbols of affection, suggesting that the forces shaping the future may be radically different from those that shaped the past.

The work proposes love not as a private emotion, but as a cultural force. Vulnerability replaces dominance, connection supersedes conflict, and innocence becomes a form of strength. What appears playful at first reveals a deeper reflection on the values we choose to carry forward.

By bringing together the monumentality of classical sculpture and the visual language of contemporary culture, The Age of Tenderness imagines a new era in which humanity is defined not by what it can conquer, but by what it can care for.