Leaning In (For Love) | Bronze Sculpture | Mackenzie Thorpe

Leaning In (For Love) by Mackenzie Thorpe is a tender and quietly powerful cast bronze sculpture that captures the vulnerability and courage it takes to love.

Two simplified figures incline toward one another, their forms gently elongated, embodying Thorpe’s signature language of emotional honesty and human connection. The act of “leaning in” becomes a metaphor for trust, intimacy, and the moment just before closeness—when love is offered without certainty of return. There’s a softness to the posture, balanced by the enduring strength of the bronze, that makes the piece feel both fragile and timeless.

The sculpture is anchored on a solid granite base, grounding the emotional narrative with a sense of permanence and stability. The contrast between the warm patina of the bronze and the cool strength of the granite enhances the work’s presence, making it equally compelling in a private interior or a curated public space.

Poetic, restrained, and deeply human, Leaning In (For Love) is a contemplative work that speaks to connection, hope, and the quiet bravery of opening one’s heart.