Elephant 2 (Elephant and Birds)

A radiant, patterned elephant becomes a moving sanctuary, its ember-red body pulsing with meticulous ornament while three graphite-grey heads stretch upward in a single, yearning gesture toward air and light. The hovering birds—striped like sparks and jewel-toned like protective charms—create a circular rhythm around the figure, softening its monumental weight into something buoyant, almost devotional. Through the tension between monochrome linework and saturated color, the work suggests multiplicity of perception: one body carrying several instincts—memory, vigilance, and hope—held in delicate balance by a chorus of winged witnesses.