Shy Boy Within - Video 3 - Portrait series - Delta poetica

Описание: “Shy Boy Within” is an interactive kinetic sculpture that embodies the fragile tension between curiosity and retreat. It evokes the enduring presence of the inner child, the quiet figure that watches the world from behind the scenes.

The sculpture features a sculpted boy’s face partially concealed behind a vertical timber structure. Hidden but not absent, he slowly peeks out from either side as if gathering the courage to engage. This gesture unfolds only in solitude. When the space is empty, the boy becomes alert and gently emerges to observe. But when a person enters, his behavior changes. Startled, he swiftly hides, face tucked back behind the timber. He waits in stillness. If the visitor lingers, the boy eventually attempts another glance, cautiously testing the distance between himself and the world.

This choreography of emergence and withdrawal is governed by sensors that register proximity. It transforms the act of viewing into a delicate exchange. The sculpture does not invite touch or direct confrontation. Instead, it frames presence as pressure. The viewer becomes part of a psychological loop, observed as much as observing.

“Shy Boy Within” explores themes of social anxiety, attention, and the reflexes we carry from childhood into adult experience. The sculpture resists performance. It is not eager to be seen. Rather, it mirrors the subtle negotiations of those who long to connect but fear exposure. Its motion is hesitant, tender, and deeply human.

More than an interactive figure, “Shy Boy Within” becomes a symbol of our own hidden selves, the parts that peer out when no one is watching and disappear when they are.