Shadow Feather

1. THE WORK
On parchment yellowed by time, a black feather rests, as if deposited by silence itself. Each delicate thread that composes it seems to absorb the light, creating a striking contrast between softness and density. The texture of the background, burnt and crumpled, evokes a bygone era, a forgotten message, or a letter never written. The feather no longer flies: it waits.

2. THE INTENTION
This still life isn't about death. It's about waiting, about suspended writing, about what could have been said but wasn't. The pen here symbolizes a tool of transmission that has become a vestige. The work draws on the idea that some things aren't meant to fly away, but to leave an invisible imprint on paper, heavy with meaning.

3. THE INVITATION
What if this black feather were not a simple object, but the memory of an oath? An abandoned poem? A confession without a reader? It does not seek to shine, but to be looked at as one looks at a silence. A pause between two thoughts. What truth could have been born beneath its tip, if one had dared to write?

4. YOUR PAINTING AT HOME
Perfectly suited to a library, a dark-walled office, a cozy bedroom, or a hallway with antique accents, it will find its place as a visual whisper, a discreet yet powerful presence, at the crossroads of symbolism and oblivion.