Bastrachori

This ornate sculptural tableau rises like a mythic tree of life, its bronzed trunk crowded with childlike figures whose uplifted arms and tilted faces convert the pedestal into a small theatre of devotion and play. Above them, a flute-bearing deity presides with effortless poise, while the crown of jewel-toned, enamel-like forms punctures the warm metal with bursts of saturated color, suggesting abundance, sensuality, and the irresistible pull of song. The composition choreographs a vertical pilgrimage—from earthbound gathering to ecstatic elevation—where dense botanical motifs and gleaming highlights weave nature, celebration, and divinity into a single, continuous rhythm.