In the Shadow of Love

2023

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In the Shadow of Love, Installation view, Kunstuniversität Linz, Linz, Austria, 2025

In the Shadow of Love

2023

3D-printed PLA, PVC, wood, polyester, acrylic paint, and mixed media
180 × 50 × 90 cm
70.9 × 19.7 × 35.4 in
Unique

In the Shadow of Love turns a child’s need for safety into a public demand. Summer and winter occupy the same body, while rescue and violence exist side by side.

The language of protection can also be used to justify war, while weapons enter childhood as toys long before their real effects are understood. Love occupies an uncertain place as violence and climate instability dominate public attention, receding from view while becoming more urgent.

Detail of In the Shadow of Love by Daniel Paul showing a child figure holding up a hand-drawn family scene
Portrait detail of Daniel Paul’s In the Shadow of Love sculpture showing the child figure wearing a gold animal helmet
Rear view of Daniel Paul’s In the Shadow of Love sculpture with a child figure, sled and red emergency bag
In the Shadow of Love sculpture by Daniel Paul installed at Kunstuniversität Linz, showing a child figure with a placard and sled





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