This artwork is part of a collection called “Waterland,” referring to Alice in Wonderland, and is a metaphor for the wonderful undersea world which is a great artistic inspiration. It is exactly where the mind stops and emotion prevails. It is a mental escape, an inner journey, a dive into the unconscious. It invites us to step into the world of dreams as an escape from the rigours of reality.

The aim is to encounter and embrace the innocent, childlike, unpretentious yet deeply surreal soul that dwells within us — the soul which we gradually lose as we grow older. Creation then becomes a visual game. The work makes reference to the skeletons of organisms or porous shells, carved out of water and salt. It carries something similar to biomorphic forms, which refer to a hybrid space between a coral and an organic body—marine wombs, a recollection of the sense of security we all felt before we were born in our mother’s womb.

The result of this idea is abstract, amorphous curves, almost embryonic, that seem to flow and transform. They have a familiar appearance, without ever representing anything specific. As in Alice’s world, everything is diversified through her constant transformations, the fluidity of her identity and body, and even her psychological immaturity.