The Glass CΞiling is an allegorical piece depicting a young woman that discovers an invisible barrier above her.
The glass, translucent ceiling is only made visible when a white dove lands to rest on top of it. A few cracks appear and parts of it start breaking. The dove's weight, a symbol of peace and prosperity, is what is necessary to break it.
The main idea of the piece is that a glass ceiling is often unacknowledged.
The elongated legs of the woman are a metaphor of her striving to reach higher. We see stairs in the background but they are not for her. In order to reach the glass ceiling she has to lift herself up, with no help from the outside world. She has to stretch herself beyond the limits of the human form.
Her white hair and the white dove seem interconnected. The bird represents her freedom beyond the confines of the glass box she's living in, but at night the glass box shatters and she's left reaching for the stars.
This piece is a dynamic one, changing based on the time of day in an endless cycle.
There are four versions of the artwork: dawn, day, dusk and night. The main character lives inside the glass box everyday from 9 to 5 but at night the ceiling completely shatters and she's left reaching for the stars. Nothing can stop her now.
This piece is a celebration of women's strength and ambition. Her nudity is not sexualized. She's unapologetically free.
