"Memento Mori" - 40x50 cm, Colored pencils on 300gr Hahnemühle paper, 2025

Memento Mori is a poetic visual reflection on the ephemerality of life and the beauty that endures even in death. The human skull, surrounded by wildflowers and overtaken by nature, suggests that all living things return to the earth, becoming part of the eternal cycle of rebirth. The metallic, iridescent beetle walking across the bone may symbolize the soul or consciousness that transcends flesh. The drawing weaves symbols of death and life, reminding us that beauty is found not only in birth, but also in endings.