Currents Of Contrast

Currents Of Contrast
2024
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Currents of Contrast reflects the tension between progress and introspection, inviting viewers to navigate a world where growth often overshadows moments of stillness. The sky, composed of torn book pages and floating dry flowers, represents knowledge, memories, and fleeting thoughts drifting across time, yet barely noticed in the rush of daily life.

On the left, whimsical waves ripple at the bottom of the sky, with penguins steering boats—a playful and surreal contrast to the grounded city on the right. The waves embody the flow of time and change, reminding us that life moves forward, often faster than we can pause to process. Meanwhile, the city tells a different story: its lower section, marked by poverty, anchors the weight of human struggle, while towering skyscrapers above symbolize progress, ambition, and the pursuit of success.

Yet, as society climbs higher, it loses connection with the deeper truths beneath. The piece asks viewers to reflect on how, in the rush toward development and achievement, we often forget to pause and simply be. Through its contrasts—between whimsy and seriousness, poverty and wealth, movement and stillness—Currents of Contrast becomes a meditation on the importance of balance, encouraging us to reclaim the moments we let slip away in the pursuit of progress.