In this luminous tableau, a golden, fish-like being with a human face and long pointed nose drifts through the midnight forest, its body casting the only light in the scene. The deep chiaroscuro throws the surrounding trees into stark relief, their shadows closing in like silent witnesses. The creature’s expression—wide-eyed with wonder—suggests it is both discovering and being discovered, a fragile miracle adrift in an unfamiliar world. Like a spirit from folklore or a messenger from the dream-realm, it illuminates not only the forest but the quiet tension between beauty and vulnerability in the dark.
