Yeah, it's safe to say all statues can only truly be appreciated in person, but this one's especially the case. I love mine more every time I look at it. I've got it on my dining room table (temporarily) with a strong light directly above it and I've put that light on and stared at it countless times in the last 24 hours. It's easily one of the coolest pieces I've bought in my 7 years of collecting.