{"id":273,"date":"2025-07-22T19:16:22","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T19:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/estherebale.com\/?page_id=273"},"modified":"2026-07-19T17:23:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T17:23:29","slug":"the-waiting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/estherebale.com\/?page_id=273","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Every process of moving forward also requires moments of stillness, reflection, and waiting. It is through analytical thought that we gain the conviction needed to decide where to take the next step on our path. The reality we shape through our journey is, in fact, conceived in these moments of pause. And it is precisely this quiet waiting that the sculpture seeks to capture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Waiting<\/em>
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53 x 30 x 27 cm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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