Like a leaping flame, the female torso reaches skyward in a symbol of awakening. Heli Freire sculpts the fluid contours from glowing bronze set on a contrasting base of dark granite. In my work, I try to transmit the importance of the conscience in relation to the feminine, she confides. I try to awaken men and women to what is inside us, to have a more flexible attitude toward life. Titled Despertar in Portuguese.
