Connect Me

Connect Me, 2024

Acrylic on canvas

Quadriptych

78.74 × 78.74 in (200 × 200 cm) overall

4 panels, each 39.37 × 39.37 in (100 × 100 cm)

O/Y/BL/H/B/S-BW.1.3.24WC

“Connect Me” draws its palette from the vivid colors of the Coreid Bug Nymph, the small creature that ignited this universe of dots and lines. The white background becomes a cosmos of light, a field where every colored mark vibrates like a star or a fleeting thought, while the surrounding black ground recalls the darkness that momentarily swallowed everything when the insect captured Pipe’s full attention. From that instant of stillness and wonder, a new way of seeing emerged, and the circle now holds that revelation. Its edge is stitched by a delicate thread of silver dots and lines, suggesting a ray of hope that encircles and protects this world of connections, a reminder that even in our darkest moments there is a subtle brightness inviting us to reach out.

Composed of four separate canvases that come together to form a single sphere, “Connect Me” makes the act of connection visible in its very structure. Each panel stands on its own yet remains incomplete until it finds the others, mirroring how we, as individuals, carry our own stories while also belonging to something larger. The internal network of dots and lines depicts the intricate ways we relate to one another, from intimate bonds to global links that cross cultures and distances. Seen as part of the WORLD CONNECTION series, this work becomes both a map and a metaphor, affirming that we are made of connections, inside and out, and that our wholeness depends on the ways we choose to meet, support, and recognize one another.