Michelle Concepcion’s new works are riveting in many different ways. They remind us of the building blocks of life, cells with their complex inner workings. What we encounter here are inspired infinite possibilities of the various forms of life, tightly woven intricate structures which can then be seen and understood as a pictorial representation of a micro-landscape. The paper has an extremely smooth surface which allows her to further explore working with an aqueous medium, in this case ink. By means of particular brush strokes, the diluted ink is applied onto the surface. A special technique prevents the ink from being absorbed into the paper. This, in turn, allows perfectly precise and crisp edges to form. Only within the form, do we discover wafts and drops of color gradients. It is exactly this inner life that is so vivacious and exciting. In an interplay of order and disorder we recognise structures, patterns, enclosures and branching. Colors are constrained to their respective areas, setting marks and accents, and reinforcing the impression of a micro-landscape.