"At the Heart of the World" (2024) series includes the "Hole Heart" triptych, "Bee Heart," "Nautilus Heart," "Fish Heart," "Turlte Heart," and "Bird Heart." With it, I continue my research into the nature of humanity...

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What is at the heart of the world?

There is only one possible answer to this questionmyself. The starting point of the whole world's existence is my subjective experience. It is the feeling that comes from inside my body and assures me that I am still alive. The warmth that the blood spreads all around my limbs and my head. Or the cold. My heart rate determines my vitality. My heart beats faster, and I open my eyes.

With open eyes, I look around. I wish to know whom I can share my day with. Who are you, little creature? How does it feel to be a honey bee? Let me feel how open your heart is. Your colorless blood escapes from your open heart, making your wings shine like diamonds. You are tiny but brave. You are my hero.

I open my eyes but only wish to look inside myself. I want to feel the eternity. Let me slow down, like nautilus. Be a cold-blooded hermit for a while. How does it feel to pre-exist almost all creatures that inhabit the planet today? Do you still remember how the world appeared? Tell me your story. I promise to understand; I will listen to your heart with mine.

My heart rate rises as wishing to fly. I don’t dare to open my eyes yet, but I feel like swinging up with the wings of happiness. Nothing weighs down my heart if I am a bird. My horizons are clear, the sky belongs to me. No stability, no fear. Life flows through me. How can I cope with such plenitude? I trust. I fly.Every heart in the World can be my heart when my own one is widely open to let the whole World in.