#43. Fountain of Life: The Quiet Power of Underwater Flowers

Art as Comfort and Inspiration

Art has always had the power to touch emotions, stir memories, and offer healing  - and nowhere do I feel that more deeply than in Fountain of Life. A dreamy, almost surreal image: red and pink flowers suspended beneath the surface, surrounded by soft bubbles, dissolving into liquid poetry. This artwork, featured in Kunstvitamine Magazine and the Artists Yearbook, has grown into something much more than a single photograph. It became the seed for a new series, and a gentle reminder of what art can be in times of sorrow and transition.

From Stardust to Stillness

While creating my Stardust series, I stumbled upon an image that felt different. The colors were more intense, the shapes softer, more fluid - like an emotion unfolding underwater. It didn’t quite fit the narrative I was building at the time. And yet, it stayed with me. Whispering something else. Asking for a different space.

During an Art Based Learning course, this image reappeared in my mind with clarity. It became the starting point of a new project: Underwater Flowers. In this body of work, color, light, and motion take center stage. The photos are softer, more emotional. Less about the perfect moment, more about the feeling it leaves behind. They are an exploration of freedom, fragility, and flow.

A Visual Space for Grief and Beauty

In moments of grief or loss, art can transform. It becomes more than something we simply observe - it becomes a quiet space we can enter. A place where emotions are allowed to breathe. Where reflection feels safe. Where beauty softens the weight of sorrow, even if just for a moment.

One of my pieces that carries this energy most clearly is Fountain of Life.
For me, it’s a visual breath - a symbol of stillness and impermanence, yet also of the quiet beauty that can live within both. It feels like a tribute: to life in all its fragility, motion, and light. Floating. Shifting. Endlessly alive.