A collaborative work that weaves portraiture and botanical symbolism into a single immersive tableau. The figure, rendered in my signature chromatic realism, emerges from a world of dense florals shaped by my collaborator’s hand. Together, we built an image that holds both concealment and awakening — a portrait suspended between bruise and bloom. The interplay of saturated color, layered textures, and shifting depth transforms the piece from a likeness into a mythic narrative of rebirth and resilience.