Submerged Light

A female figure in a white dress kneels on a rocky seabed, completely submerged. A vertical shaft of light pierces the blue water and envelops her. It explores the boundary between realism and dream, and speaks of the moment when one touches the bottom and finds the strength to rise. Theme: rebirth, resilience, inner light.

The idea arose from wanting to paint not the fall, but the moment after. When you are underwater, surrounded by weight, yet a light still manages to reach you. Water is the emotion, rocks are what hold us back, light is the possibility of returning to breathe.