Requiem
2019
Mixed media on cardboard
39 × 30 in (99.06 × 76.20 cm)
Status: Available
Collection: Visual Explorations
Requiem is one of the most introspective works within the Yctyogenesis universe—an encounter between evolution and memory, between what transforms and what endures. Two hybrid beings face one another in silent communion, their features intertwined with scales, fins, and anatomical fragments, as if their identities were folding back into the oceanic lineage that shaped them.
The skull, held with unexpected tenderness, becomes a symbol not of finality but of continuity. It evokes the legacy each being carries: remnants of past bodies, past selves, and ancestral histories that guide their metamorphosis. In Requiem, death is a threshold—an evolutionary hinge between forms, consciousness, and time.
The vivid reds and blues heighten this tension, suggesting both vitality and dissolution, the human pulse intersecting with the marine anatomy overtaking it.
For collectors, Requiem stands out as a meditation on mortality, ancestry, and ritual transformation—a quiet yet powerful elegy within the Yctyogenesis series. Its emotional depth, striking palette, and symbolic resonance make it a compelling addition to any collection drawn to works that explore the boundaries between life, memory, and becoming.