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The white marble wraps around the rectangular window like a silk ribbon. The rigidity of the stone and the softness of the line endlessly revolve, much like the cycle of life and death in nature, forming a loop. As the gaze shifts, the rectangle transforms into a triangle, disappearing and reappearing. The carved space thus becomes a viewing window. Through this window, the scenery and meaning behind the sculpture merge with the artwork, linking each other, and the landscape is infinite! About the Creator: Karen Van Ouman Personal Experience: 2011 Norway 2011 Oslo Sculpture Park 2011 10th Jahre Bildhauer Creation Camp, Germany 2011 BenQ International Sculpture Creation Camp Creative Process: Pietrasanta is a small town on the edge of Lucca Province in Tuscany, Italy, located at the foot of the Apuan Alps, just a few kilometers from Carrara. It is known as the "Little Athens" of Italy, as artists from around the world have come to create stone or bronze sculptures for centuries. Since the 15th century, Pietrasanta has been famous for its marble, and the town's excellent stonemasons have always been a tradition. The town also has a large amount of high-quality bronze suitable for artistic creation. To this day, sculptors still come to Pietrasanta to rent a workshop for long-term or short-term creative endeavors. However, the traditional scene of using hammers and chisels to carve has disappeared, replaced by precise computer instruments. This small town has always been important to my work, with the knowledge of the craftsmen, the numerous types of stone, and the stone carving tradition that is closely tied to the local people's lives. These are my sources of inspiration. The world is made of stone, and among them, my favorite is granite. Granite itself is formed from magma, a flowing substance that is a mixture of molten stones beneath the earth's surface. As the magma slowly cools, it evolves into crystals under constant pressure, and the minerals that make up the stone give it color, which is why there are colorful granites. These stones were formed thousands of years ago deep within the earth's crust.