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| Intermezzo |
“My friend, In looking at your portrait titled Intermezzo, I can’t help but think of its parallel with the themes in Intermezzo the novel. Just as the novel dives into complex layers of identity, hidden desires, and the tension between personal growth and romantic entanglement, this portrait seems to echo those same ideas visually.
The jewelled mask, for instance, represents the guarded aspects of identity—what we show to the world versus what we keep hidden. In the novel, the characters navigate their own internal struggles, masked by social expectations and personal insecurities. Similarly, your mask is both alluring and obscuring, symbolizing that push and pull between revelation and secrecy.
Then, there’s the smoky, ethereal background, which feels like the fog of uncertainty and self-discovery that the novel’s protagonists experience. It adds this sense of movement and transition, as if you are caught in a moment of transformation or self-realization, just like the characters who find themselves changed by the novel’s end.
Altogether, this portrait embodies the spirit of Intermezzo—that dance between light and dark, mystery and clarity, connection and solitude. It’s as if you have embodied the novel’s essence, capturing that timeless, introspective struggle in a single, powerful image.
Thank you for your artistic talent and hard work!”
~ Rosie S. (Administrative Management, Vanier College)
Intermezzo (2024)
Photography: Chromogenic C-print
86 x 86 cm
