A human head, resting on its right side. In it, the artist uses the bandaging motif known, among others, from the sculpture 'Eros bendato', but this time the head is bandaged almost completely. Only the characteristic mouth and part of the nose are visible.

The title of the sculpture means 'sleeping head', so Igor Mitoraj's emphasis is not on bandages, which are a symbol of enslavement, restraint, but on the metaphorical need to disconnect from everyday life, reality, to fall asleep, which can also mean poetry, a desire to immerse in metaphysics.

Although wrapped in bandages, i.e. somehow restrained, the head does not evoke negative feelings in the viewer, on the contrary. The mouth, in a delicate, barely suggestive half-smile, and the peace and harmony emanating from the work make it possible to think that the titular head is immersed in a pleasant, undisturbed dream.

Material : bronze

Location : Pompeii, Italy; London, UK