Whispers

The last time the woman had seen her heart was many moons ago. She had been careless, and one day, she woke up without it, feeling an emptiness. It took the shape of a pear and was hidden somewhere, nowhere to be found. She travelled and searched in many places and distant lands, hoping to find it, to find her essence. She heard whispers that once you put down roots, you would find your heart, in that place, there was no need to go to faraway lands. In the hope of finding her lost heart, the woman put down her roots. She turned into a tree…// III. Whispers // This artwork is specifically created for the genesis series “In the shadows”, and is based on Tale of the Blue Pear, a multi-awarded series about a woman who has lost her heart, and enters a parallel universe, hoping to find it again. There she finds talking animals, strange characters, giant beings, superpowers, as well as her own alter egos. With subtle elements of allegory and irony, this visual story raises questions about our own lives and the never-ending quest for inner peace and happiness.