In this self-portrait born from pandemic isolation, the artist transforms solitude into a meditation on connection and displacement. A solitary figure stands against a desert landscape rendered in monochrome, one arm reaching skyward while holding a circular mirror that reveals an entirely different terrain. The selective color of the mirror's orange rim becomes a portal between worlds, both geographical and emotional.
Created as part of a therapeutic practice during a period when the artist could photograph no one but themselves, this work captures the strange intimacy of forced introspection. The mirror becomes more than a reflective surface; it's a tool for examining the mysterious pull of landscape on the human spirit. The deliberate black and white treatment of the surrounding environment contrasts with the verdant scene contained within the circle, suggesting the complex geography of memory, longing, and belonging.
The raised gesture speaks to both surrender and celebration, a recognition that our deepest connections to place often exist beyond rational understanding, in the indefinable space between inner and outer worlds.
