Adiskidan Ambaye from Ethiopia lives and works in Minnesota. Her symbolic sculptures of textured mahogany and gypsum, at first glance give reference to the work of Henri Moore through their beautiful brevity. They are universal shapes but they are also very African in nature. The allusion to ebony and ivory is just one connection. In Untitled there is a definite affinity to a woman’s body and all the symbolism that that conjures up such as fecundity, voluptuousness, maturity, motherhood, et al. Balance, an important element in all of Adis’ pieces is both bold and delicate here, a symbol in itself.