Title: In the Snail Shell, 2025
Size: DIN2 paper
Material: Pencil, charcoal, and black ink

With her drawing “In the Snail Shell”, the artist plays with the idea of retreating into oneself or to a protected place of solitude. The organic, spiral-like lines recall the coils of a snail shell. As a symbol of protection, slowing down, and the inner world. Deep within the strong black arches, a staircase or the structures of a snail shell can be seen; the artist has drawn fine structures, patterns, and textures that could represent inner landscapes – a hidden microcosm of the soul, rich in diversity. Dense areas and open lines convey the tension that can occur between confinement and security, retreat and self-protection. The drawing The Snail Shell can thus be understood as a place of transformation: interior spaces become a mirror of psychic processes. In the reduction to lines and shades, a quiet intensity arises that reveals both vulnerability and strength in retreat.