Charlotte Colbert
Out With Lanterns
H50 cm
Stainless steel
Value €17,000
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Out With Lanterns', a riff on Emily Dickinson’s famous line “I am out with lanterns looking for myself,” playfully references the archetypal nature of all fairy tales—ultimate origin stories which shed light or guidance on our narratives of identity. "Fairy tales feel like narratives of our universal unconscious, in a similar way to tarot, symbols and archetypes," says Colbert. A small angel-like figure braves giant waves, morphing into swan-like creatures—in this epic quest of self-discovery. “The girl is small, the waves are big but maybe they can be reimagined not as a drowning force but as something which might allow you to fly.”
