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Tuck
Langland
"Circle
of Life" Monument
Bronze
5' H Figures on 5' H Pedestals
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of the permanent collection of Bronson Methodist Hospital (Kalamazoo,
MI). |
The
"Circle of Life" monument is composed of four figures: "Dance
of Being", "Dance
of Transformation", "Dance
of Dormancy", and "Dance
of Beginning".
The two male and two female dancers each represent a different ethnicity
and point in the circle of life. The first, an African woman, symbolizes
the beginning of life. The second dancer takes the form of a European
man and represents maturity. Third is the Indian sculpture of transformation,
representing death. Finally, the Native American figure represents
dormancy before the cycle begins again.
"My concept for the setting," says Langland, "came
from the fact that hospitals are places where people are born and
die - so I suggested the theme of life." It was an idea that
Langland had been working with for some time, and Bronson Hospital
provided the perfect stage for the four bronze dancers he eventually
crafted. |
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