The Nymph of the Tree

The work is an ecstatic immersion in the liquid darkness of a body of water, a sacred forest, where the animist vision of Salvi’s Nymphaeum becomes evident. The presence of the tree is not merely a decorative element, but an essential complement to the subject, which—through this coexistence that unites nature and the human figure—expresses the fullness of its identity through its distinctive attributes. The Nymph’s closed eyes suggest total introspection, a listening to the magic inherent in the tree and water, the wonder and peace that comes from the slow surrender to nature to rediscover oneself.