The choice of a deep, dark purple for the subject was made to convey an organic, sanguine, or telluric quality, to evoke something like veins, roots, or neural pathways.The background acts as a cold, mineral counterpoint, giving the impression that the purple form is anchored in ancient matter, like a fossil or an imprint on a stone wall.
The motif, drawn in a form of automatic writing, is a kind of cartography. A mental map representing the labyrinth of thoughts, dreams, memories, or emotions that ordinary consciousness usually filters.
