Scent of Memory – Fuji Gloss
$40.00 – $250.00
Scent of Memory – Fuji Gloss
$40.00 – $250.00
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Description
Carlos Quinto Kemm’s Scent of Memory unfolds like a dream suspended in time, where the past lingers in the air like a fragrance both familiar and elusive. At the heart of the composition, a mystical mask exhales a delicate fairy, a being woven from light and recollection. This apparition drifts through a lush, verdant garden, an ethereal messenger of memories long tucked away yet suddenly revived.
The mask itself is a relic of mystery, a vessel through which unseen forces take shape. Its breath carries the essence of forgotten moments, whispering fragments of childhood wonder and fleeting glimpses of the past. The fairy, weightless and radiant, is neither fully present nor entirely absent—she hovers between realms, embodying the way memories surface unexpectedly, summoned by a scent, a sound, or the shifting play of light through leaves.
The garden setting is rich with detail, a sanctuary where nature and memory entwine. Leaves and petals seem to shimmer with an almost sentient energy, as if holding onto the imprints of past footsteps. The interplay of textures and colors—soft, dreamlike hues punctuated by striking contrasts—heightens the surreal atmosphere. The layered collage technique deepens the sense of dimension, making the composition feel tactile, as if one could reach through the veil of time and touch the echoes of what once was.
Light and shadow weave through the piece, guiding the viewer’s gaze toward the luminous figure of the fairy and the mask’s enigmatic presence. The delicacy of the fairy’s form suggests the fragility of memory itself—how it can slip away like mist, yet also resurface with startling clarity. The scene is imbued with a quiet reverence, a recognition that the past is never truly gone but exists in the spaces between moments, waiting to be reawakened.
In Scent of Memory, Kemm crafts a meditation on the ephemeral nature of remembrance, the unseen forces that shape us, and the lingering traces of what we thought had faded. It is a visual incantation, summoning the ghosts of personal history and reminding us that the past is not lost—it merely waits for the right breath of air to bring it back to life.
Additional information
Frame | Print only, White, Black |
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Size | 30cm x 31cm, 12.0inches x 12.0inches, 41cm x 41cm, 16.0inches x 16.0inches, 51cm x 51cm, 20.0inches x 20.0inches, 30cm x 30cm, 11.8inches x 11.8inches, 40cm x 40cm, 15.8inches x 15.8inches, 50cm x 50cm, 19.7inches x 19.7inches |
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