This piece represents human connection through the act of empathy. It depicts a woman tenderly holding a duck, whose wings spread across her chest. With careful hands, she opens the bird's insides to reveal a heart, symbolizing the union between the human and animal heart.
Inspired by a personal experience of witnessing cruelty towards birds, this work conveys a universal message of compassion, reminding us that true empathy allows us to feel others' pain as our own, transcending superficial differences to recognize the essential unity of all life.
By opening a window to the duck's heart, the woman invites us to contemplate the ability to understand and share the feelings of other beings. This piece challenges us to cultivate empathy as a revolutionary act of love and care for all living beings in a world marked by indifference.
 
Technique: Xilography
Measurements: 29 x 23 cm
Year: 2023
Other observations: Unique piece, part of a series of 15 intervened pieces on woodcut.
On 250g cotton paper, acid-free