In “No worries”, Lady Kunst (Jacqueline Delaye) places us on the border between the known and the immense, using the figure of a teddy bear as an anchor point for contemplation. This work, which resonates with her series “Bestiario Interior” (Inner Bestiary), explores vulnerability, waiting, and the relationship between beings and the vastness of the world.
The central figure, wearing a teddy bear mask, is presented in the foreground, her gaze direct and enigmatic. The choice of this mask, inherently associated with childhood, innocence, and security, contrasts sharply with the backdrop: a vast, misty ocean horizon under a cloudy sky. This open, almost monochromatic landscape evokes immensity, loneliness, and the unknown, elements that contrast with the warmth and closeness of the bear.
The figure’s pose is static, almost monumental, suggesting vigilance or deep meditation. In this context, the bear ceases to be a simple toy and becomes a silent guardian, an observer of immensity, or perhaps a representation of the child’s own psyche confronting the magnitude of the world. There is an inherent mystery in the scene: what is the bear looking for on the horizon? What emotions or thoughts lie behind that fixed, masked gaze? The image suggests a deep connection with nature, but also the feeling of being a small entity in the face of overwhelming grandeur.
“No Worries” is a poetic meditation on the human scale in the face of infinity, and on the complex relationship between the vulnerability of innocence and confrontation with reality. Lady Kunst invites us to put on the mask, to look toward that uncertain horizon, and to find in the figure of the bear a resonance with our own search for meaning in the vast and often incomprehensible landscape of existence.