Residual Figuration in Samuel Beckett and Alberto Giacometti

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In 1945, Alberto Giacometti returned to Paris with fragile figurines representing his wartime creativity, while Samuel Beckett was beginning to craft his influential plays. Their collaboration in 1961 on a re-staging of "Waiting for Godot" highlighted their evolving artistic expressions. Giacometti's elongated figures appeared to dissolve into their surroundings, paralleling Beckett's focus on disembodied characters like Henry and Ada in "Embers." This intersection of sculpture and theater explores themes of existence, isolation, and the human condition.