"Inspiration often begins with a return-to the spiritual, the essential. To remember who we are beneath the surface. To transform. That's the message. That's the seed.Now imagine the 17th century. A world of contrasts: extravagant wealth glittering in the courts, while plagues swept through the streets like shadows. Amid this tension between splendor and suffering, a powerful artistic genre emerged-Vanitas.Its purpose? Not to sadden, but to awaken.Candles half-melted, hourglasses running dry, skulls gazing silently back at us-symbols not of despair, but of truth. Of reminder.Withered flowers speak softly: beauty is fleeting.The fruit rots, the pearls lose their luster. But behind the decay lies something eternal.Vanitas paintings whispered a universal secret through still life:You will die.And in that knowing, you might finally live.The material fades. So ask yourself-"

What mark will you leave, when only your shadow remains?