This allegorical figure is composed of several elements, each being an expressive symbol. The bust without a face is reminiscent of a chess pawn. A lowered arm is growing out of it, struggling to hold on to a briefcase. All of this suggests that the businesslike manner of the character is nothing but a pretense, that there is no individuality here, no desire or ability to change their life. The bust is installed on long and thin legs which give the impression of constant haste. The fact that the feet barely touch the horizontal surface does not give the figure a sense of lightness or flight but rather indicates the character’s lack of confidence and security.

The composition is completed with a lowered drapery that resembles a cloak carried over the arm. While in other works by Alexander Nikolayevich Burganov, the drapery gives the sculpture a sense of movement, symbolizes striving for beauty, and creates a vivid emotional accent, in this case, it looks drooping and creates the impression of hopelessness and despair.

Using precise expressive means, the sculptor managed to create an image of a person searching for their place in the world of today, having lost their inner peace.

In 1998, Alexander Burganov returned to this image and cast a bronze sculpture. He replaced the drooping drapery with a lowered wing that makes the figure only heavier, demonstrating that it is unable to fly. The sculptor speaks to the viewer using the language of symbols. Behind all the sculptural signs, there is no individual with an inner world and an identity.

In 2004, the bronze sculpture “New Hero” was displayed at Alexander Burganov’s solo exhibition at the Mont des Arts, a square in Brussels. The exhibit attracted the attention of both the public and the critics as the problem of a “modern hero” remains relevant in many developed countries. This sculpture evokes an endless chain of associations.

The bronze sculpture “New Hero” is kept in the artist’s private collection. The museum houses a plaster model that can be seen in the arcade of the Pegasus Gallery.