One-Eye
This was the first painting I created in this series.
The work shows a baby in the arms of its mother. The baby is nursing and all babies have one eye closed while looking at the mother with the other eye.
This simple moment gave me the idea of “One-Eye.” I believe that although we physically have two eyes, in another sense, we all have one eye: the way we see the world.
We enter the world with a certain way of looking at it. Later, we may have two physical eyes and develop different ways of seeing, but our first understanding of the world begins from childhood.
For me, the large single eye in this work represents that first way of seeing the world. The mother and child represent where that way of seeing begins.
Calm and Free
The painting shows a mother holding her baby. One of the mother’s breasts is exposed, and she is holding a baby bottle in her hand, ready to feed her child.
The baby has one large eye instead of a conventional head, and is looking directly at the mother.
In this painting, the mother is living in comfort and has a better financial situation. Her nails are painted, and her foot is resting on a cloth decorated with very small moons and stars.
Once again, the baby has one eye instead of two. The single eye represents the way we see the world, while the baby looking at the mother represents the beginning of that way of seeing.
Before the Beginning
The third piece shows a pregnant mother standing naked, with only part of her face visible. The lower part of her body is not shown. Inside her womb is a one-eyed baby, with a large single eye where its head should be. The mother seems to be looking straight ahead, toward a path whose destination is unknown.
This series, titled **One Eye**, explores human identity.
Contrary to what we usually think, I believe that we are all born with one eye. It is the eye through which we see the world and develop our understanding of it.
Perhaps the first person each of us sees in life is our mother. Her way of seeing the world, her experiences, and her worldview can shape a large part of who we become.
Through this series, and in the works I plan to create in the future, I want to explore the idea that although we are physically born with two eyes, it is this one inner eye that grows with us. It sees, experiences, learns, and gradually becomes our identity.