Between Roots and Horizon: Youth, Wisdom, and the Courage to See Further
Acrylic on canvas, 80 × 60 cm This painting begins from an Oron proverb that speaks to the limits of youthful vision when placed beside the wisdom of elders. Traditionally, the proverb reminds us that knowledge comes with time — that age grants perspective the young cannot yet reach. Yet this work does not accept that idea without question. Here, the child climbs upward, moving toward unfamiliar height and possibility, while the elder remains grounded — seated, watching, rooted. The composition creates a dialogue rather than a hierarchy. It asks: who is to say the child cannot see further, simply because they stand higher, closer to new horizons the elder cannot reach? The child represents risk, exploration, and the courage to move beyond safety. Their ascent is not rebellion, but curiosity — the instinct to test limits and imagine beyond inherited boundaries. The elder, in contrast, embodies patience, reflection, and rootedness. Their stillness is not weakness, bu...
