Exile can be a burden, but for some, it becomes the only place where creation is possible. This Monday Monologue traces the journey of an artist who carved a life far from the country of birth, shaping marble with a discipline that defied expectation. In a world determined to restrict movement, voice, and opportunity, this sculptor found liberation in sculpture, in the quiet rigor of artistic practice, and in the resilience required to survive beyond the borders of home.

What emerges is a reflection on art history, migration, and the pursuit of creative freedom — a life shaped not by recognition, but by the unshakable need to create. This episode explores the cost of leaving, the power of self‑exile, and the enduring cultural legacy carved in a studio thousands of miles away, where stone became both sanctuary and declaration.

This is Part 1 of a two‑part reflection. The thread continues in Marbled in Exile: A Sculptor’s Pursuit of Freedom— Part 2: Thursday Thread.

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Produced by Michael Washington Brown, with care and intention.

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