The sculpture reflects on the relationship of time with life, based on the premise that life and, consequently, each one’s time, is finite. Some questions that arise when we consider sculpture are: How have we enjoyed our lived time? Are our choices aligned with our goals?

We often face difficulties throughout life and face complex situations. Often when this happens, we leave our dreams, goals and ideas in the background. But time does not stand still and when we realize it may have been months and years and there is no going back to the past.

The carp has a prominent presence in the sculpture, occupying a huge part of the work. In Oriental symbology, it represents strength and resistance – as it swims against the river flow; even with adversity, she persists and exhausts her strength in pursuit of her goal.

The watch has the last remaining petals of the flower that covered it. These elements are there precisely to communicate to us that, as time goes by, if we don’t make the decisions wisely for that particular moment, we can see our yearnings slowly fading away. It is noteworthy that we have no control over time, but we can control our actions within the time we have left.

The tree represents life and the branches signify infinite possibilities, so there is no need to worry if we are on a different path than expected or if we do not take advantage of the opportunities that were given to us in the past. There is no time for regrets but for realizing that there are many opportunities for us to do and be different in the future.

At the base of the work we find some small elements that complement the whole idea of ​​the piece. The houses with oriental architecture reinforce the symbology of the carp and the stairs that connect the houses to the tree represent our finite time as it takes us to the inevitable final destination.

Anyway, we all have a deadline and it’s true that we don’t know when it will expire, so the important task of understanding the complexity of living. We can water a flower every day and keep it beautiful as they are, or we can let it fade away until the last petal falls off.