
This cedar wood sculpture features a central face surrounded by intertwined figures, with chains linking human forms in a gesture of entrapment. Carved by Alex and Mário Teles using traditional tools, the artists stated that this work reflects on the inner self we do not fully know—one that speaks through dreams.
Cedar wood, Sculpture, Divinópolis, Brazil
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This cedar wood sculpture features a central face surrounded by intertwined figures, with chains linking human forms in a gesture of entrapment. Carved by Alex and Mário Teles using traditional tools, the artists stated that this work reflects on the inner self we do not fully know—one that speaks through dreams.
Cedar wood, Sculpture

Mário and Alex’s hand-sculpted works are rooted in tradition, faith and Brazilian folklore