Remembrance: Places: The Sea Within

Painted in 2013, this work returns to my memories of Ghoo Beach on the Caspian Sea.

I remember entering the sea as a child, held in my father’s arms, surrounded by the noise of men, splashing water, and the vast horizon. Years later, I began to understand the sea not only as a place, but as a landscape deeply folded into memory.

The figures of men at the shore appear within a trapezoidal frame, as if seen through a fragment of remembered space. Bright greens, reds, and blues transform the scene into something between an observed landscape and a reconstructed memory.

Part of Remembrance: Sahele Ghoo series