Victor Manuel Contreras melded abstract form with a symbolic subject in this spare sculpture. A vertically oriented bronze with remarkably little mass, this elegant tubular construction looks like a drawing in space. It proceeds upward from the ground, crossing the central axis before turning and then reversing downward back into the base. The artist had multiple interpretations for the work. In 2000 he revealed visual and narrative references, noting, “This sculpture was inspired by two white ‘mariposas’ [butterflies] in flight, which ancient Indian Mexican legends say are souls coming back to comfort their beloved.” Indeed, Contreras often recreated Mexican legends through the visual language of abstraction, integrating his culture into the sphere of contemporary art. In 2005 he spoke more broadly of Infinite Flight as “a symbolic work of art, symbolizing the infinity of time.” In reference to his practice as a whole, he said, “The Hands of God, Human Unity, and Good and Evil are all themes of my public works. I create these sculptures for the benefit of the public, so that people can be moved and inspired to realize the greater themes of life.”