The Glass CΞiling

The Glass CΞiling is an allegorical piece depicting a young woman that discovers an invisible barrier above her. The glass, translucent ceiling is only made visible when a white dove lands to rest on top of it. A few cracks appear and parts of it start breaking. The dove's weight, a symbol of peace and prosperity, is what is necessary to break it. The main idea of the piece is that a glass ceiling is often unacknowledged. The elongated legs of the woman are a metaphor of her striving to reach higher. We see stairs in the background but they are not for her. In order to reach the glass ceiling she has to lift herself up, with no help from the outside world. She has to stretch herself beyon...View all