00;00;00;02 - 00;00;18;06 Blake Chapman Hello, I'm Blake Chapman with the David Owsley Museum of Art, and this is your Owsley moment, brought to you by IPR and the Ball State School of Art. 00;00;18;09 - 00;00;43;13 Blake Chapman Chicago based artist Richard Hunt's bronze sculpture, Daphne's Defense, is an organic, tree like form that rests atop an irregularly shaped base of the same bronze material. The work, aptly placed in the center of DOMA Sculpture Court, shines brilliantly under the natural sunlight emitted from the skylight above. The work debuted in the museum during the exhibition African American Art at the David Nailsea museum of Art. 00;00;43;13 - 00;01;09;16 Blake Chapman Past, Present and future. Hunt's technique can be found all over the sculpture, through the hand scribed drill bit marks, oxidized layers of metal on top of the bronze, also known as fire scale, and portions of dark reds and purples to the sculpture hunt even sign the sculpture's base, also with a drill bit. The title of the work originates from the Greco-Roman myth of Daphne and Apollo. 00;01;09;18 - 00;01;33;12 Blake Chapman The nymph Daphne transforms into a tree to escape her attacker, a hypnotized, infatuated Apollo, in the context of the sculpture's creation in 2020, the myth functions as a metaphor for vaccination and the protection it provides from Covid 19 post-pandemic. The work serves as a symbol of perseverance and transformation. 00;01;33;14 - 00;01;43;08 Unknown 00;01;43;11 - 00;01;59;25 Blake Chapman We'd like to thank Ball State student Abba Harris for their research. And if you'd like to hear past episodes of the Housley moment, visit Indiana Public radio.org. To learn more about the David Owsley Museum of Art, visit bsu.edu/doma.