Seeking Balance

"Seeking Balance" by Mike Silverman Art. A "Seeking Balance" by Mike Silverman. A sculpture from the "Connection" series about the fluid boundaries between self and other.
Explore "Seeking Balance," an e-waste sculpture of a reflective woman passing through the hollow, circuitry form of a man—present but absent.
See the reflection of "Seeking Balance." The male figure dissolves, showing our perceptions of others are often mutable, unreliable projections.
A closeup of "Seeking Balance": a puzzle-piece hand reaches into a hollow head, a search for connection that dissolves in the light of examination.
Wall art of a skull with electronic circuit pattern, featuring a robotic hand and a heart-shaped detail.
"Seeking Balance" depicts conscious transformation. A figure steps through the memory of a relationship, changed in the process of moving forward.

Seeking Balance, part of my Connection series, speaks to the fluid boundaries between self and other, and the profound changes sparked by emotional entanglement.  The woman’s reflective form represents conscious transformation, her passing through the man’s frame a metaphor for moving through memory, identity, and relationships. He, rendered hollow in exposed circuitry, depicts a partner that is present in shape but absent in essence.

Her puzzle-piece hand reaching into his head supports her search for understanding, meaning, and connection—yet in lighted reflection, it dissolves, emphasizing that some truths are impermanent, and some connections don’t survive the bright light of examination. The disappearing male in reflection underscores how our perceptions of others are often projections, mutable and unreliable.

Ultimately, Seeking Balance is about the act of moving forward, of stepping through the intangible—past selves, relationships, ideas of identity—and being changed in the process. It is a study of presence, memory, and the drive for self understanding experienced by those who choose to evolve.

50”h x 39”w x 3”d: hard drive platter, motherboard