This sculpture features two figures embracing each other, with a simple shape and made of mirrored stainless steel. The faceless design blurs identity features and strengthens universality, while the mirrored reflection enhances audience interaction. The overall structure of the In Every Life time I Will Find You statue is stable, the lines are smooth, and it shows a modern feel and exquisite craftsmanship, making it suitable as public art or outdoor display.
Where Was The In Every Lifetime I Will Find You First Unveiled?
Michael Benisty’s “In Every Life time I Will Find You” sculpture debuted at the Burning Man Festival in the United States in 2018. This large-scale art and free culture festival held in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada is one of the most influential contemporary expression platforms in the world.
Michael Benisty Bio: The Artist Behind In Every Lifetime I Will Find You.
Michael Benisty is a contemporary artist born in Belgium and currently lives in Miami, USA. His artistic career began with an interest in fashion, design and architectural aesthetics, but he eventually chose to use sculpture as a medium to express philosophical thinking and emotional resonance. He is particularly good at using hard but visually flexible materials such as mirrored stainless steel to create human sculptures full of emotional tension and spiritual symbolism.
Benisty’s themes run through his profound exploration of “soul connection”, “eternal love”, “inner awakening” and “human empathy”. His works often express abstract human emotions in minimal but powerful gestures – whether hugging, sitting, or standing, they all represent the state that humans go through in the process of finding their own meaning and relationship.
Why Is This Sculpture Called “In Every Lifetime I Will Find You”?
According to Michael Benisty’s description in an interview with Whitewall magazine, the name of this sculpture, “In Every Lifetime I Will Find You”, represents his artistic interpretation of “love, soul attraction and connection”. He pointed out that people will continue to meet people who have a profound impact on them throughout their lives, and this relationship is often not accidental, but a reunion of souls at different stages of life.
Benisty said that this “desire for connection” is the spirit of Burning Man. He embodied this emotion as a pair of hugging lovers, symbolizing that two souls will always be attracted to each other and find each other again even in different time and space. For this reason, he named the work “In Every Lifetime I Will Find You”, conveying an eternal love that transcends reincarnation and is guided by fate.
“These types of connections happen at Burning Man… This yearning for connection is all around the air.”
—— Michael Benisty, Whitewall interview original text
Appearance Description of the In Every Lifetime I Will Find You Statue.
This sculpture is based on a pair of men and women embracing each other, and the overall shape is highly abstract and modern. The two figures stand barefoot on a round base, their bodies close together, and their postures are naturally intimate. The man’s hands are around the woman’s waist, and the woman’s hands are lightly placed on the man’s chest, showing a gesture of deep gaze and gentle interaction. The figure is slender, well-proportioned, with simple and smooth muscle lines, showing an elegant and dynamic beauty as a whole. The In Every Lifetime I Will Find You statue is made of mirror stainless steel, and the surface is as smooth as a mirror. The facial features of the figure are not carved, and smooth contours replace details.
Why Is the Couple Faceless in This Sculpture?
Michael Benisty did not give the couple in the sculpture specific facial features, which is based on his consistent creative concept – let the audience project their own emotions into the work, emphasizing universality and resonance. In many of his works (including Truth is Beauty, Rise Up, etc.), the characters are often abstract or extremely simplified, with unclear faces and ambiguous identities. This design is not for omission, but to eliminate individual boundaries and strengthen spiritual symbols.
In “In Every Lifetime I Will Find You”, the embracing couple has no faces, which means they can be “anyone” – no race, no gender, no time background. They are not just lovers, but also a concrete expression of the encounter and fusion of two souls in time and space. Because of this, the audience can more easily see themselves or their relationship with others from it, and stimulate inner emotional resonance.
How This Stainless Steel Sculpture Was Made?
This In Every Lifetime I Will Find You sculpture is meticulous and rigorous in every step from 3D modeling, resin printing, to mold casting, welding and grinding, and finally electroplating. The following are pictures of its complete production process.
Why Use Mirror-Finished Stainless Steel to Make the In Every Lifetime I Will Find You Sculpture?
Michael Benisty chose mirrored stainless steel to enhance the emotional interaction and symbolism of the work. In an interview, he mentioned that he hoped that the sculpture would be “almost invisible from a distance, but would instinctively attract people to approach.” The mirrored material can reflect the environment and the audience, allowing people to see their own reflections, thereby achieving emotional projection and resonance. In addition, stainless steel is also weather-resistant and suitable for extreme outdoor environments such as Burning Man.
“I wanted it to be a shimmer of silver… that drew people to the piece.”
——Michael Benisty (Whitewall)
Other Michael Benisty Burning Man Sculptures.
In addition to his 2018 masterpiece “In Every Lifetime I Will Find You”, Michael Benisty has exhibited several large-scale mirrored stainless steel sculptures at Burning Man in recent years, continuing to explore soul connection, human emotions and artistic experience in public space:
In addition to his 2018 masterpiece “In Every Lifetime I Will Find You”, Michael Benisty has exhibited a number of large-scale mirrored stainless steel sculptures at Burning Man in recent years, continuing to explore soul connection, human emotions and artistic experience in public space:
Broken but Together (2019)
This work presents two figures whose bodies are broken but close together, reflecting the interdependence and healing in fragility. It was shown at Burning Man and later collected by a private institution.
Sacred Grounds (2019)
Another work exhibited in the same year, with a more abstract shape, represents the quiet habitat of the soul. Benisty used this to reflect on human beings’ desire for a “spiritual sanctuary” in a rapidly changing era.
Rise (2020)
This is a mirrored stainless steel sculpture depicting a human figure with his head raised and breathing fire, with soft lines and feminine features. The work was originally planned for a music festival, and was later exhibited at the “unofficial Burning Man” event in 2020, symbolizing rebirth and awakening under the epidemic.
Michael Benisty Liberty (2024)
This is a 58-foot-tall stainless steel statue of the Statue of Liberty, which debuted at Burning Man 2024, symbolizing freedom, strength, and collective consciousness. After the holiday, the sculpture was permanently installed in Aurora Highlands Park in Colorado, USA. This sculpture is not only the largest in Benisty’s works, but also ranks among the tallest statues in the United States and has been included in Wikipedia’s “List of the Tallest Statues in the United States”
