2025
Albatross
A solitary figure holds its place within a pale, unsettled space. Ghanmi describes the painting as an anchor: a reflection on wandering, belonging and learning to remain grounded.
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About the painting
They say look at the bright side. I say no, look at the dark side first. There is more pleasure in the faint hope of finding some sort of light than darkness. At some point the mediocrity is all that is visible. Hope and expectation are just antonyms to illusion and delusion. What is there to see? Well, there's more to life than other people. So we glide, we try and expand, we fly elsewhere where there is less of us and more of the unknown. We mate with destiny, for life. We stay the course and we watch from the rough and rigid rock we landed on. And then we go again. We nest, we enjoy and we let the currents guide us. Never expecting a thing, never hoping, just being.
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Measurements: 70 x 100cm
Why it was painted
As I long for a sense of belonging, it is now clear that some of us are just destined to be wanderers. As very little things start to make sense, it is important I stay grounded. Let the art glide and go places, while I nest and observe. For now, for now...
The painting is some sort of an anchor, to remind me of why I am here for now.