Continuum

Artwork story

We assume time to be a straight line of string going forward to the unknown, but really, time is a flat circle. Continuum depicts time in our hands. It shows a female figure capturing time in a glass bottle as you would a butterfly. Her beauty will fade eventually, so will possessions. She knows this and doesn't let the facade of cars and houses blind her from this truth. She clinches the bottle to prevent it from slipping and breaking. She will forget the truth of what is truly important: doing the best she can with the time she has.

1. Theme: The passage of time, mortality, self-awareness, and the importance of making meaningful use of the time we have.

2. Process: Using a female figure holding time in a glass bottle as a symbolic representation of our desire to preserve fleeting moments, while references to material possessions highlight the temporary nature of worldly things.

3. Emotion: Contemplation, urgency, vulnerability, and a quiet determination to live meaningfully despite the certainty of change.

4. Reference: Inspired by the idea that time is not something we can truly possess or control. Just as a butterfly cannot be held forever, beauty fades and material possessions eventually lose their significance. Continuum reminds us to look beyond appearances and material wealth, embrace the present, and make the best of the time we have.