Ophelia I

Work part of the Exhibition "Séance of Tales in Technicolor"
Acrylic & paper collage on canvas
100x70 cm.

Something about what is behind this painting:

Ophelia, from Shakespeare’s Hamlet, is often remembered for her tragic end, but behind the sadness is a deeper story of love, loss, and the quiet unraveling of someone who wasn’t heard.

She was in love with Hamlet, or at least caught in the storm of his madness, his mission, and his silence. As everything around her, family, love, reason, fell apart, Ophelia withdrew into a world of symbols and songs. Her grief wasn’t loud, but it was there, flowing just beneath the surface.

In the painting that captures her final moments, Ophelia floats in a river, surrounded by flowers she carefully picked. Each one speaks for her:

Pansies, for thoughts
Rosemary, for remembrance, a nod to her father, or to the life she once had.
Daisies, for innocence lost.
Violets, for faithfulness, all withered, just like her trust.
Fennel and columbine, for betrayal and sorrow.
And willow, the tree she falls from, often symbolizes abandoned love.
Each bloom is a whisper from Ophelia’s heart, what she couldn’t say in words, she placed in flowers.

This painting is a tribute to quiet grief, to emotions that overflow when words run out. It’s for anyone who has felt fragile and strong at the same time. For anyone who’s carried love and loss together, like a bouquet they never meant to drop.

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