*Apostle & Muse, white* (2022) by Rutger de Regt is a 75 cm ceramic sculpture that bridges abstraction and figuration with a deeply personal touch. Shaped by the artist’s fingers, the tactile surface conveys intimacy, vulnerability, and a raw physical connection to its creation. The ambiguous forms suggest intertwined bodies, inviting interpretations of embrace or entanglement, tenderness or tension. This duality evokes themes of love and conflict, resonating with the emotional depth of Thomas Schütte’s figures and the physical immediacy of Antony Gormley’s works. De Regt (b. 1980) infuses the piece with primal energy, prompting reflection on relationships and the balance between nurture and suffocation. *Apostle & Muse, white* is both enigmatic and profoundly human.
