Fracture steel, 40 x 60 x 35 cm
Sarah Tombs interprets her work as follows:
 "Cante Jondo" is a flamenco, an expression of loneliness, full of longing and passion. In this work, the dancer raises her arms to the sky in hysterical longing for an (unattainable) love (...) The dress accentuates this movement, it nestles up against the dancer, then detaches itself from the body, whirls through the air and at the same time connects her to the floor. This work is made of steel to embody the unbridled strength of flamenco. I energetically worked, cut and welded the metal until I captured the movement and essence of the dance."

Sarah Tombs (*1961 in Bishop's Stortford, England) is a member of the Welsh Sculpture Cymru Association. From 1986 to 1995 she concentrated mainly on art in public space. At the same time as she was appointed as a research assistant for sculpture at Keele University (Staffordshire, England) in 1995, she focused on exhibitions, as she now had the opportunity to work more freely, to work on topics in greater detail and to discover new working processes and materials. Independently of this, she has also worked elsewhere in the educational field, including as a lecturer. Sarah Tombs uses a wide range of materials for her sculptures: mainly steel, but also stone, bronze, stainless steel and glass. Today she works as a lecturer at the University of Swansea (Wales).

Note: This work was shown at the exhibition Hiraeth. It is not part of the sculpture path.