Existential Health Uncertainty, Mortality, Identity vs Role The Conversation Elements From The Conversation Creative Piece Alberto Giacometti - L’Homme qui marche (The Walking Man) 1960 Alberto Giacometti’s famous bronze figure L’Homme qui marche (The Walking Man) depicts a man walking, his arms hanging loosely at his sides. It has been described as a humble image of an ordinary man, yet at the same time a powerful symbol for all of humanity. Giacometti saw the natural balance of the steps as an image of man’s own vitality. The figure has no clothes, no professional features, no facial expression of bravado. He is simply human—fragile, alone, but still moving. It visually expresses that question: Who are you when you no longer “wear” your roles? You are not the armor of your work or efficiency; you are the essence that breaks through when everything is stripped away. There is a deep irony in the fact that Giacometti's ' L'Homme qui marche I' became one of the most...
The Restory is a Retreat Centre nestled against Tafelkop, a singular mountain head near Wakkerstroom, South Africa. Here we live a simple life as contemplatives. It is a place of re-connection: with ourselves, people, Nature, Silence and Creativity. Our retreats are aimed at this. Our conversations, writing and art centre around the univocity of life. We need a place that reminds us that we are all one. The Restory hopes to be such a place and space.