The Journey: Curiosities of Life

A Bronze Sculpture by Ada Da Silva

Ada Da Silva’s signature bronze sculpture is a poetic

tribute to freedom, movement, and the ever-shifting journey of life.

In bronze—an enduring, classic medium—the work becomes a

timeless symbol of resilience, surrender, curiosity, and joy. It is an ode to the full circle of life: a dance between effort and ease, control and release, always anchored in beauty, meaning, and the courage to embrace the unknown.

INSPIRATION:

Drawing inspiration from the sails of a sailing boat, she uses this powerful metaphor to symbolize how life flows—requiring only the wind (external forces), your inner drive (creativity, desire, ambition, and determination), and the sails (your mind, the one thing you can control).

The sails in her sculpture carry deep symbolic

meaning:

• Upward sails

represent moments when life flows effortlessly—joyful, aligned, and full of

blissful momentum.

• Inverted sails

reflect life’s unpredictable currents—the forces we cannot control, the closed

doors and unforeseen shifts that challenge us.

The sails represent the journey of life itself:

ever-shifting, shaped by forces both seen and unseen, and steered by the

mind—the one instrument we can guide amidst the unknown. Through this dynamic

interplay, the sculpture explores the contrast between what we can steer and

what we must surrender to. It captures the duality of control versus chaos,

intention versus happenstance—while always returning to a central truth: life

is a continuous cycle of movement, change, and renewal.

Despite its conceptual depth, the piece maintains Ada's

signature aesthetic of upright elegance and grace. Three elongated,

angel-like abstract figures anchor the sculpture, symbolizing the

curiosity that lives within us all—our innate desire to explore, question,

and experience life’s mysteries. Ethereal and poetic, they are the seekers,

the silent navigators, the inner voices that gently ask, “What’s next?”

The forward sails embody the freedom of flowing in

the right direction, guided by purpose and vision. The inverted sails

suggest life’s open and closed doors—the rhythms we cannot command but must

navigate with grace. Together, sails and figures move in harmony,

expressing the timeless dance between direction and discovery.