Beneath the Surface was born from my fascination with what’s hidden, both beneath the coast and within ourselves. I was drawn to the idea of sea foam as a kind of veil, concealing unknown forms and possibilities. That veil became a metaphor for emotional distance, and the work evolved into a reflection on longing, the desire to connect deeply with another person. A major inspiration was Michelangelo’s The Creation of Adam, particularly that moment of almost-touch between two hands. I kept thinking about that fragile space between people, that tension filled with hope, vulnerability, and moments of anticipation. I wanted to echo that feeling in physical form, using light, raw materials such as tissue paper, sand, mesh, found wood all to evoke both fragility and presence.