20” x 8” x 8” (H x W x D)
One night Andrew was staring at a fire extinguisher box that said “Break glass in case of emergency.” The thought occurred to him that the heart is the human fire extinguisher, a tool we can use to put out emotional fires we create.
In the bronze, wood, and glass piece, the figure is depicted with his sleeve rolled up, expressing the idea that the hammer can be used at any moment to free the heart and put out the fire.