Mother and Child
One of two sculptures by Horacio Esteban depicting the iconic image of Mary and Jesus in the National Collection, this particular version utilises a dark coloured piece of highly polished Caymanite, a semi-precious stone unique to the Cayman Islands. The use of Caymanite provides a more personal interpretation of this universal iconography: the experience of motherhood in a Caymanian context, undeniably shaped by the Christian heritage of the nation.
About the Artist
Horacio Esteban
b. 1963
Born in Cuba and raised in Cayman Brac, Horacio Esteban is a sculptor and jeweller known for his use of the local semi-precious stone Caymanite. A core member of the Native Sons artists collective, he was recognised by the Cayman National Cultural Foundation for Artistic Excellence in Sculpture (2002) and in 2017 received the Artistic Director’s Visionary Award. In 2004 Esteban was the recipient of the NGCI’s Artist Away Grant and in 2015, he was selected for residency in the inter-island artist lock-in project in Jersey, Channel Islands, produced by the Jersey Arts Trust in partnership with Jersey Heritage and Wild Works Theatre Company. NGCI exhibitions include Emergence (2005), Native Sons’ Fahive (2005), All Access (2015), Saltwater in their Veins (2017), a solo exhibition, Horacio Esteban (2017), Revive: Contemporary Caymanian Craft (2017), Cross Currents – 1st Cayman Islands Biennial (2019), Island of Women: Life at Home During our Maritime Years (2020), a solo exhibition, Alchemy (2020), and The People’s Collection: A 25-Year Cultural Legacy (2022).
