THE PATH OF SOULS


Oil on Canvas

44,2 x 65 cm

2022

CONCEPTUAL KEY

Dragon

  • This Mythological creature is presented as guardian and protector of the most coveted treasures;

  • Creatures that represent the different environments and natural elements;

  • According to Greco-Roman mythology, this creature was in charge of protecting the "Golden Fleece" and the "Garden of the Hesperides";

  • According to Eastern culture, this creature plays the role of protector of the people;

  • According to Germanic mythology, this creature was responsible of guarding immortality;

My destination is no longer a place, rather a new way of seeing.” – Marcel Proust

The Path of Souls” is a representation of the bridge that connects the real world with the imaginary world.

Based on the premise that children possess a greater capacity to delve deeper and alternate between these two planes. On the other hand, adults see this same capacity reduced as they grow up.

When entering practical life, one tends to solve all the small physical and metaphysical flaws of knowledge using reason and logic. In this sense, the dragon is used as a protective symbol of this ability.

Known as the guardian of the most precious treasures, he will also be in charge of fostering and reminding the observer of the feeling of nostalgia for the imaginary worlds that he once created. He guides those who, like Hansel and Gretel, have lost the path of fantasy and wish to find it again.