Universal Migrator
2016
Oil on canvas
36.22 × 25.20 in (92 × 64 cm)
Status: Available
Collection: Yctyogenesis
Universal Migrator revisits one of the foundational organisms of the Yctyogenesis universe, reimagining the hybrid shield-creature as a being built for motion, resilience, and continual transformation. Unlike the original Endemic Shield, rooted in ancestry and place, this incarnation emerges as a vessel of passage—a luminous organism navigating a dark expanse.
Its layered faces, endemic marine forms, and vibrant palette evoke a being that carries an entire ecosystem within itself. Forward-facing and charged with momentum, the figure suggests adaptation, hope, and the instinctive pull toward new horizons. Within the mythology of Yctyogenesis, Universal Migrator represents evolution in motion—the moment a guardian becomes a traveler.
Its symbolic charge and striking visual presence give the work particular strength within a collection, offering a rare piece that bridges origin and movement, memory and metamorphosis.