“Inspired by the Japanese phrase - Ukiyo, used during the Edo period, it translates to mean “the floating world”. It evokes an imagined world that was the opposite of the “humdrum” of everyday & alluded to the “transitory nature of life”. In my interpretation, it symbolizes a world of possibilities and freedom. Living everyday to its fullest. Also, inspired by the work of Hayao Miyazaki and illustrator Humberto Cruz.”