In the background, an alligator with a bird’s beak and a dragon’s fiery tongue looms—its tongue winding through the scene like a serpent of power. This hybrid creature, embodying the forces of water, air, and earth, symbolizes humanity’s relentless desire to control all elements of nature.
In the foreground, elegant, white-bellied dancers move with grace and stillness. Their beauty is serene, almost otherworldly—but their faces are featureless, stripped of identity. The darker shades that stain parts of their bodies are not shadows, but symbols of control.
Darkened faces suggest that even their thoughts and vision are not their own—they are governed, shaped by an external force. The darkened feet imply their movements, too, are not free. They cannot step forward by their own will.
Together, the piece critiques a world where power—particularly male-dominated power—seeks to silence, shape, and possess not only nature but the very agency of others.
