When you stand in front of this work and stare for a while, the little eyes in this work by Max Kisman look back at you. The eyes hovering in the air, watch as the figure on the hill spreads its arms to the sky. It is as if he wants to embrace the sky and the sky wants to embrace him. The little blue hands reach out over the outstretched body.
Kisman's slogan is ‘the complexity of simplicity’. With just three colours, the artist tells a story. This figure has reached the top of the hill and is addressing the universe. He celebrates the victory of his hike, having had to walk far to get here. And the universe welcomes him warmly. The eyes gazing at him do not look unfriendly at all, but rather come across as curious. The hands crawling over his body want to welcome him.