Cat 26 (Guardians of the Threshold)

This carved wooden relief stages a quiet symmetry where two stylized animal forms rise like guardians, their mirrored silhouettes enclosing a central almond-shaped void that reads as both seed and sanctuary. Warm grain and scorched tonal contrasts lend the surface a ritual density, while the constellation of perforations punctures the solidity with breath-like points of light, suggesting memory, stars, or whispered prayers. The triangular crest and the row of suspended beads at the base anchor the composition between emblem and instrument, as if the work could both signify protection and sound it into being. In its balance of weight and openness, the piece meditates on duality—paired presences holding space for what is unseen yet felt.