Sergei Oganov // Belarus, Minsk // Sculpture // Bronze, steel // 46 W x 57 H x 13 D cm // 2010 // 12,2 kg // edition 4/8

Since ancient times, the Asian region, particularly China, has exerted tremendous influence on the entire world. It was a land of allure – shrouded in mystery and brimming with treasures that drew Europeans and other nations to its shores. Yet China's true treasure lay not in material wealth, but in its profound culture, art, and philosophy. Philosophical traditions like Taoism, Confucianism, Legalism, and others remain impossible to overestimate even in our modern world. The Asian Wind sculpture embodies the entire cultural, philosophical, and humanitarian influence of the East – past and present – on the world. In this context, the wind that propels the ship of change is none other than the great minds who left their mark on history.