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I follow Jock Soto across the TV screen, measuring his movements in lengths. The length of an arm, reaching out, every finger engaged with emotion. The length of his neck as his head looks skyward, his black hair blending into the stage, his brown throat exposed, veins pulsing.
![A person wearing sunglasses works on a large outdoor sculpture with metal and painted elements against a clear blue sky. [gen-ai]](https://elpalacio.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Apache-Mountain-Spirit_4-400x225.jpg)
The twenty-four-foot bronze sculpture Apache Mountain Spirit Dancer stands tall on Milner Plaza in front of the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, against a backdrop of New Mexico sky and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
