13/08/2026
For many, it is already completely baffling to discover that Shani, who has been blind from birth, can sculpt a cat, a hare or the full portrait of her husband’s grandad but when people see her fairies, dragons and mermaids, there is definitely an extra frown on their faces: ‘but how does she know what a fairy looks like?’. Trust me, she does; thanks to her extraordinary family, her natural curiosity, her passion for knowledge, her keen intelligence, her voracious love of reading and her beautiful attention to the many details of every single other sculptures and figurines that ever landed in her hands. Her deep understanding of the visual world even allows her to decide of the colours she wants her sculptures to be decorated with. It’s absolute magic!
The reel slowly zooms in on a closed ceramic nest sculpture. Fashioned in the traditional shape of weaving birds nests, delicately covered in fresh green leaves, we slowly discover an exquisitely sculpted infant inside, sleeping peacefully. Her sweet face and tiny closed fist perfectly imitating the shape of a real baby. Leaning in closely, encouraged by curiosity, we discover her lovely little pointy ears and catch a glimpse of her wing behind her near shoulder. She is the sweetest little thing you have ever imagined.
