Lady Justice and the Heavies
- Artist: Joyce Carreira
- Artwork: Lady Justice and the Heavies
- Medium: Bronze sculpture
- Total Height: 670 mm
- Limited Edition of 15
- Usually cast per order, please enquire
With a sigh that might as well have been a yawn, the Lady gestures vaguely, granting the advocates their moment to speak—if only to get it over with. The advocates, by contrast, are all frayed nerves and frantic hand gestures, their bodies broadcasting desperation.Lady Justice, draped in her usual robes, might as well be carved from marble—cool, unmoved, and only half-awake. She lounges like a bored goddess, miles away from the tension in the room. Their urgency is met not with empathy, but indifference; their passion fizzles against her glassy apathy.
Beneath her, the scales hang in limbo—untouched, unbothered, perfectly balanced as if no one’s really been weighing anything at all. Once a proud symbol of fairness, objectivity, and moral clarity, they now seem more like decorative clutter. They sway slightly, not from deliberation, but from the draft of indifference wafting through the chamber. The tipping point, if there is one, isn’t guided by reason or righteousness—it teeters on apathy, convenience, maybe even boredom. Justice, in theory, is supposed to hold the center, to rise above chaos with unshakable balance. But here? She’s checked out. The scales might as well be holding feathers and sighs.
The fascination of this work lies in the fact that Lady Justice is portrayed as totally tired and exhausted by the two men presenting their case before her
She endures them with an air of indifference while retaining her dignity.
The overall composition is particularly impressive. It is possible to buy her separately, and she will still be a beautiful piece of art even without the scale. Moreover, the Advocate & Lawyer can be purchased separately, resulting in a highly intriguing display.
Lady Justice exudes an aura of detachment, and a closer examination reveals that her facial features have been sculpted with exceptional skill, thereby rendering them culturally ambiguous and impossible to associate with any particular ethnic or regional group, including European, African, or other cultural backgrounds.
