Mother of Ice — Refuge in the Arctic

“Mother of Ice — Refuge in the Arctic” is an ink work inspired by one of the most moving stories in the animal world: the silent resistance of polar bear mothers.
They can go up to eight months without eating , living solely off their reserves to protect their young while they learn to walk, to smell the ice, to hear the wind.

That invisible sacrifice, that way of becoming a shelter, a cave, a guide… has always seemed to me a heroic act.
Not because of its spectacular nature, but because of its intimate character.

When they finally emerge from the burrow, the world is a silent, white desert. And yet, the mother forges ahead with a strength born only of profound love.

This work was born from that story and that symbolism:
Motherhood as a refuge , human or animal, as a space where tenderness and resilience coexist.
I wanted to capture that moment when the cub first leans on its mother's warmth, while outside everything is ice.

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📌 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Technique: ink

• Support: Arches 100% cotton paper

• Measurements: 26 × 18 cm

• Measurements in inches: approx. 10.2 × 7.0 in

• Date of completion: 2025

• Includes: Certificate of authenticity

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