This piece discusses balance, life, death, and escape. The main focus of this piece is meant to be the swordfish within the fishbowl. The fishbowl represents entrapment and knowledge of an outside world. The swordfish represents a creature of strength and perseverance. The bowl is half empty and half full, playing at the analogy. The swordfish experiences life in the “half full” but, from its perspective, sees a desolate world in its immediate surroundings. Outside the bowl and at the surface of the water, the swordfish sees an abundance of life and growth. It is blind to any visions of death or decay. Because of the life on the portion of the tree that is above the surface, it may not even see it’s twin floating above the bowl. The position of the twin in comparison to the bowl-bound swordfish is meant to represent a disconnected ying and yang. The twin may be alive and conscious of both the life and death it it’s world, or it can be seen as dead. It can also be seen as ascending to enlightenment or an afterlife. The world outside of the bowl is split. The top and bottom half mirror each other with the top half full of death and decay, the bottom full of life. A hand holds the fishbowl up. This hand questions fate and free will. Does the bowl-bound swordfish have choice? As a whole, the hand and fishbowl allude to M. C. Escher’s “Hand with Reflecting Sphere,” as the artist may see something in themselves or asks the viewers if they see a piece of themselves when observing the illustration. Pen and ink is the medium of choice to emphasize the push and pull between light and dark.
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