This work is a meditation on flesh, on my own human fragility, and its transformation into spirit—an unbound presence that moves beyond the physical vessel. The painting traces this metamorphosis, beginning from grounded, human feet and expanding into a bursting, ethereal field of color—a gesture toward the spirit’s vastness. It evokes Sufi philosophy, where the spirit is not confined to the body but endlessly expands in pursuit of divine oneness.

I often reflect on the idea of my presence beyond this life, and how it might stretch across unseen realms. Through this work, I sought to imagine and honor that expansion. I used mica pigments and watercolor to capture the liquidity and immensity of spirit—its shimmer, its softness, its mystery. The pigments mirror the breath of the ocean, the breath that fills the chest, and the one breath that might carry the self into eternity.