This powerful sculpture by Paige Bradley may not have a particular story behind it, but it reflects the one we all carry inside. Rightly named Expansion, this figure stands for the potential which gets buried beneath tiring hours, expectations, and misunderstandings.

Tired of rejections, the artist literally took a perfectly sculpted figure of a meditating woman and smashed it on the floor. It was only then that she found her true calling and put the shattered pieces back together, which is how the famous sculpture, which became an internet sensation, was born. Break free, take a chance on yourself.

The statue is currently a part of a private collection in New York City and the artist is trying to get it into a public one in Brooklyn.