Technique: Encaustic on OSB
Size: 55 × 50 cm
Year: 2020
"The Origin Story" was inspired by a personal encounter with a young migrant whose life had been shaped by displacement and survival. Surrounded by fragile paper boats, the figure evokes the dangerous journeys undertaken in search of safety and a new beginning, while reflecting on how origin, memory, and loss remain part of identity.
Technique: Encaustic on OSB
Size: 55 × 50 cm
Year: 2020
"The Origin Story" was inspired by a personal encounter with a young migrant whose life had been shaped by displacement and survival. Surrounded by fragile paper boats, the figure evokes the dangerous journeys undertaken in search of safety and a new beginning, while reflecting on how origin, memory, and loss remain part of identity.