HEARTH

Hearth investigates the convergence between the human body and planetary structure through the image of an anatomical heart transformed into an Earth-like mass. The work explores the idea of the planet not as an external object, but as a living organic entity intrinsically connected to human emotional and biological experience.

By merging anatomical precision with geological and terrestrial morphology, the painting positions the heart as both a physiological organ and a symbolic landscape. Veins become river systems, muscular tissue resembles tectonic formations, and the overall structure oscillates between corporeal anatomy and planetary cartography. This fusion creates a continuity between inner biological processes and larger ecological systems, suggesting that emotional, physical, and environmental realities are inseparable.

The title Hearth functions simultaneously as a reference to the heart and to the concept of home, origin, and primordial center. The work reflects on the Earth as a living emotional body marked by fragility, memory, erosion, and vitality. Rather than presenting the body and the planet as separate entities, the painting proposes a shared morphology in which human interiority and terrestrial matter mirror one another.

Through this hybrid form, the work examines themes of interconnectedness, ecological consciousness, vulnerability, and the relationship between personal emotional states and collective planetary existence.