MANTIS

The artwork offers the opportunity to observe a surrealist portrayal of the praying mantis, emerging through a delicate interplay of balance, motion, and wholeness.
These elements, shaped by the environment, are crafted through contrast, lighting, and the structured realism present in every detail — from the vegetation and the texture of the wooden branch to the features that define the mantis as a formidable ambush predator.
Beyond this, the mantis is portrayed as an exception within the hierarchy of the animal kingdom, asserting its claim to survival.
The project invites the viewer into an intimate connection with the environment it portrays.