With this work, I wanted to explore the concept of the 'hidden half.' We often look at a forest and only see what rises toward the light, but I am fascinated by the equilibrium that exists just beneath the surface. This reflection isn't just water; it’s a mirror of the subconscious, a reminder that every reaching branch has a corresponding root in the depths.

I treated the branches like nerves or veins, pulsating with a light that seems to come from within the wood itself. By removing the leaves and the sky, I’ve stripped the landscape down to its essential geometry. The knot where two branches meet in the center is the heart of the piece—a small moment of physical connection in a vast, tangled world.

For me, the deep blue of the background represents the heavy silence of the evening, a space where the trees can finally speak. I want the viewer to feel the pull of the symmetry, to lose themselves in the rhythm of the lines until they can no longer tell which side is the reality and which is the shadow. It is a record of stillness, a meditation on the beautiful complexity of being grounded in two worlds at once