The Mirrors Of Hope

Series: Res Bina
Name of the artwork: The Mirrors Of Hope 
Dimensions: 67.9 cm x 71 cm
Medium: Oil On Canvas
Year: 2025
Characteristic: Unique, Certificate of Authenticity, Unframed

Meaning:

The Mirrors of Hope evoke a profound connection between two generations, where each part plays an essential role in the cycle of transmission and renewal. The work highlights the complementarity between the one who offers protection, energy and values, and the one who embodies the future, motivation, promise and vitality. It emphasizes that this interaction is not simply a unilateral gift, but a reciprocal exchange, carrying a balance indispensable to the continuity of life. This painting illustrates a deep and inseparable bond between the adult and the child, sustained by a mutual exchange of giving and renewal.

The dark and fragmented silhouette of the adult in certain places symbolizes the weight of responsibilities, trials and time. It expresses their sacrifice: by gradually fading away, the adult offers everything they have so that the child can flourish and carry the promise of a better future. Their posture, nestled against each other, reinforces this intimate connection. The adult protects and supports, while the child, luminous and full of innocence, becomes a source of hope and motivation.

The child is painted in bright tones, light grey and white, contrasting with the darkness of the adult. These colours represent innocence, purity and the light of hope. The flowers on their dress emphasize the fragility and beauty of youth, symbol of a future in full gestation that is only possible thanks to the sacrifices of the adult. The child is the luminous vessel of the gift. 
The child's gaze, directed toward the observer, challenges and invites reflection on everyone's responsibility in this cycle of transmission and continuity. The orange and red background envelops the scene in vibrant warmth, symbolizing the energy, passion and unconditional love that emanates from this relationship.

The Mirrors of Hope thus celebrate the power of this intergenerational bond, where adult and child complement each other.

About The Series:

Res bina is a Latin term meaning "dual being" and union of opposites. The artist highlights humanity's distance from a natural balance between the masculine and feminine principles, spirit and matter. The spirit, represented by the brain, is meant to elevate itself through divine light and bring clarity to decisions. Matter, symbolized by the heart, is guided by desires that are often superficial and material, leading to dissatisfaction and disorder in individual lives as well as in the world.
Gilles associates the heart with the feminine principle, often motivated by emotion, while the brain, the masculine principle, acts through objectivity. He invites us to reconnect these two forces to allow life to be balanced: reason must monitor the desires of the heart, and the heart must soften the choices of the brain. He also uses geometric symbols to describe man (associated with the number 3, the triangle, protection, the shield) and woman (associated with the number 4, the square, stability, fertility and growth), showing that each one's roles are complementary and necessary for family and social harmony.
Gilles emphasizes the importance of avoiding rivalry between man and woman, who share neither the same functions nor the same essence. He calls for an inner union of the two principles and an openness to divine light to enable a more peaceful and balanced human life. His artistic works illustrate these ideas and seek to inspire an essential reconnection between these poles within each individual.