The armor, once a symbol of invincibility, melts away, unveiling the tender, vibrant essence it protected. Welcome to my melting. Melt with me.
The total collection can be viewed and purchsed on Saatchi Art.
- Collection
- Limited Edition of 20
- W30 x H40 cm
- Limited: Print on Hahnemühle FineArt Baryta paper
- Technique: tiles, photographed in Porto, Portugal, mixed with digital paint.
No. 1: Finalist Art for Peace, International Art Competition 2024.
Prints in various sizes can be purchased at Saatchi Art.
Voor NL: prints (in alle formaten en materialen) zijn te koop bij Werk aan de muur.
Prints on fine art paper, canvas, metal, and plexiglass, in various sizes can be purchased at Saatchi Art.
Melting
In the world we navigate, some of us are surrounded by an impenetrable armor. A hardened exterior, meticulously forged over time, shields us from the relentless storms and piercing arrows of life.
This armor seems unyielding, unbreakable, impervious. Yet, behind these ironclad walls, a vibrant, tumultuous realm thrives, composed of fears and dreams, hopes and sorrows. Within, a heart, though encased in steel, beats fervently, yearning for connection, aching for understanding.
And then, there are moments when someone or something is not deterred by the cold, unyielding exterior. Fissures and fractures appear, dissolving the icy barriers.
Welcome to my melting. The armor, once a symbol of invincibility, now melts away, unveiling the tender, vibrant essence it protected.
In this melting, I rediscover the beauty of vulnerability, the strength in softness. I learn that to melt is not to lose oneself but to become more profoundly whole. It is an embrace of all that I am—both the guarded and the raw, the sheltered and the exposed.
Melt with me.
Experience the connection where the hardened shell dissolves and a truer self emerges, radiant and free. Here, in the warmth of genuine presence, I am no longer merely surviving behind my armor; I am truly living, in the exquisite vulnerability of my melting.