The self-portrait photograph emerges from my silences, an echo that evokes life as an eternal cycle of death and rebirth.
Each ending holds a beginning and even in the deepest darkness, there is always a path leading toward clarity.
Upon the bull skull—an emblem of strength—rests Ganesha, deity of new beginnings. His intangible gaze guides me with determination toward the start of a new path.
The skull whispers of endings concluded and paths unfolding. Where death intersects with the return to life they merge; every ending is the key to a door opening into the unknown.
Bone and divinity intertwine to remind us that death is not a boundary, but a passage. Each challenge is a threshold into existence.
My naked body surrenders to the rite offering the sacred weight of the emblems of gods that dwell within my own specters. The horns rise into the void touching the essence of the strength that pulses from deep within me.
amateur category
Threshold (Single)
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AUTHOR
Ester Briones is a visual artist specialized in visual arts and artistic makeup. Originally from La Palma, Canary Islands. Her work centers on creation and experimentation combining different techniques to create pieces that not only have aesthetic impact but also express emotion, ideas, or reflection.
She views art as an expressive language beyond the visual. Each piece represents a personal quest, a dialogue between the inner self and symbolism.
Ester has been recognized for her poster designs in local festivals and makeup competitions. In 2016, her photographic series "Alter Ego" was published in the Mexican scientific magazine Forum, FCCy, AC. She has also worked as a makeup artist on several short films.
She views art as an expressive language beyond the visual. Each piece represents a personal quest, a dialogue between the inner self and symbolism.
Ester has been recognized for her poster designs in local festivals and makeup competitions. In 2016, her photographic series "Alter Ego" was published in the Mexican scientific magazine Forum, FCCy, AC. She has also worked as a makeup artist on several short films.
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