Shattered Mirror, Lucid Dream

This artwork explores the concept of reflection, not as a static mirror — a perfect image — but as a fluid, psychological, and transformative process. Through the dynamic interplay of washes and intricate, overlapping circular linework. The piece visualizes how internal thoughts and external experiences collide, distort, and reshape one another.

The chaotic bloom of colour represents the multi-faceted nature of memory and emotion while the central, concentrated vortex of dark, spiralling lines mimics an eye for a whirlpool — a focal point of deep self-examination. The repetition of circles varying in size, colour, and scale serves as a visual metaphor for the ripple effect of contemplation. Just as a drop of water disrupts a still surface, a single moment of introspection can create expanding rings of awareness that alter how we perceive ourselves and the world around us. Ultimately, the painting captures reflection as a continuous, beautiful state of emotional and mental flux.