With my father, Arnis Peterson (right), and my uncles Arturs Zosens (second from right) and Voldemars Zosens (left), New Year's Eve, Melbourne, Australia, 1979.
"I carved the interior shape while groping for a shape which would seem fulfilling, internally harmonious, and perhaps inspiring," John Safer explained. "When that part of the sculpture was complete, I realized that it was a three-dimensional rendition of the symbol for infinity. Safer chose to orient his sculpture vertically rather than horizontally and mounted it within an elliptical frame--in effect, confining infinity.