Curatorial note
“A work you do not just look at: you inhabit it. Every piece at LEMORA is chosen for its ability to hold the gaze over time.”
Lot 75956
Lorena Gaytan
The trip
- Medium
- Aceite sobre lienzo
- Dimensions
- 70 x 50 cm
- Framing
- Unframed · Custom framing on request
- Description
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Lorena Gaytan
Oil on canvas
70 x 50 cm
2014
This evocative piece presents an allegory of passage, displacement, and the search for new horizons. The composition, dominated by an upward perspective and a vibrant blue sky streaked with clouds, is centered on a large fishbowl or glass sphere that appears to float or tilt in the air. Inside, a small patch of earth and sand supports a plant with green leaves and red flowers that, defying confinement, overflows and projects outward through the opening in the glass.
The work plays with the tension between refuge and freedom: the fragile ecosystem contained in the glass travels through the celestial immensity, suggesting that life and identity are not static, but are transported and adapt. The fallen flowers and the tilt of the container reinforce the idea of constant movement, a poetic journey where nature rises to explore the unknown. The lighting and the detail of the glass create a dreamlike atmosphere of subtle nostalgia, inviting reflection on the journeys we undertake to flourish in other environments.
Acquisition value
Not available
