paradise

cynthia zhang

Year2025

MediumOil on Canvas

Dimensions 120 × 120 × 1 cm

"I'Amor che muove il sole e l'altre stelle"Every life is a journey of redemption through love. The purest human force springs from love—returning us to our true nature, revealing our authentic selves.
Inspired by Dante's Divine Comedy, I meditate daily to traverse suffering, encountering divine radiance within human nature. A quiet, tender, boundless force stirs in the darkness; with each breath, power awakens, and compassion resonates with all beings.
In Chinese philosophy, Wu Wo—"non-self"—describes the dissolution of ego into light. When consciousness falls silent, paradise ascends from the deepest darkness. As the golden Buddha light I witnessed as a child, paradise is not a reward above, but the softest homeland within awareness.
The final destination after darkness. It is the gentle return after dancing with darkness; boundless serenity after surrendering to the abyss.This work explores humanity's fervent emotions, and life's pursuit of goodness, love, and faith.