A Different Gravity

A narrow green diagonal divides violet from deep blue. Along this steep edge, a figure balances with one knee bent and both arms extended, flames rising in place of a head. A red flower occupies the upper corner, while a pale moon hangs below the figure’s feet.

Ground and sky have lost their familiar positions. The outstretched arms suggest a body adjusting to an impossible slope, finding its footing moment by moment. There is something precarious, almost celebratory, in the pose—as though the figure might begin to dance before the world has straightened itself.