Merete Mowinckel

The central figure is an adolescent.Wearing a black suit and aviation goggles, he emanates a quiet melancholy.His posture is tense: one hand outstretched as if functioning as a runway for a small wooden biplane, while the other may gently cradle a leaf. The setting evokes an intimate dream world: the dim cave-like background contrasts with the warm glow of hanging light bulbs.The alchemical transmutation unfolding before us is, in fact, a metamorphosis rooted in childhood nostalgia, signified by the discarded toy on the floor, while wisdom and attentiveness are embodied by the owl, poised to be recharged from the back, the deer at the centre and the flight recorder in the corner, a memento of a journey yet not started , a gentle alert.