Welcome II

A handshake, one of the oldest symbols of peace, agreement, and trust. Yet in Welcome II, the gesture feels layered. Is it reconciliation? A truce? Or a carefully calculated exchange? The firm grip suggests strength and mutual recognition. But the surrounding shadows and restrained palette introduce ambiguity. Peace, the work suggests, is rarely simple. It is negotiated, weighed, sometimes doubted. This piece invites the viewer to question: When hands meet, is it unity or strategy?