Ready to ship! Limited edition artwork on museum-quality Hahnemühle Bamboo Fineart Paper (290 gsm). The piece is signed and numbered on the front and on the back. Comes with a signed and numbered certificate of authenticity. Story & Message: Seeing is not believing, believing is seeing. You do not see things as they are, you see things as you are. Everyone's beliefs are real to them, but they are not the external reality. They are your own filters and experiences for your unique perceived reality. Sometimes emotions fueled by our beliefs make us see the things that are not actually there. The key is to recognize those moments and ask yourself, do I really want to jump into this rabbit hole? Part of my "Life of Folds" series Origami is the art of turning a plain sheet of paper into practically any shape. The transformation of a piece of paper into virtually anything made me think of how we as humans tend to turn plain facts and life situations into positive or negative ones when we react to them emotionally. In this series, origamis represent emotions that can sometimes be overwhelming, drive you in some direction, and make you act a certain way. You can’t fight them. If you try, you will fail. So many of us have unresolved emotions from our childhood that drag us down and turn us into miserable human beings. You can only be at peace with yourself when you acknowledge these emotions, observe them, let them be, and pass through you. Dasha Pears is an award-winning artist, currently based in Helsinki, Finland. Dasha's uncanny laconic art pieces are focused on self-discovery and our inner worlds. Aesthetically clean and pleasing artworks are like doors to a surreal universe where any psychological state becomes beautiful. Dasha's works have been exhibited numerous times in countries like Russia, France, Austria, Italy, Spain, Poland, Finland, and Israel. Dasha’s works are acclaimed by over 10 prestigious art and photography competitions, among them, is the Smithsonian Magazine Award and a gold medal from the Photographic Society of America. Today her art pieces are in over 100 private collections worldwide, including those in London, Paris, New York, Los Angeles, Austin, Tel-Aviv, etc. Dasha's creations are owned by expert art lovers working for Sotbey's, Harvard Art Museum, and the Obama Foundation. Dasha's Exhibitions 2023 - September 14- October 9 - ArtPrize - The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum - Grand Rapids, MI, USA 2023 - August 17- November 12 - Solo Exhibition - The Final Bit - Erarta Museum of Contemporary Art, St. Petersburg 2023 - June 21- July 9 - Group Exhibition - Breath - CICA Museum - Korea 2023 - May 3 - June 25 - Group Exhibition -Square Images - Hartlauer Foto Galerie - Linz, Austria 2023 - April 20-23 - San Francisco Art Market Fair, San Francisco, USA 2023 - April 15 - June 4 - Solo Exhibition - The TINT Gallery, San Francisco, USA 2023 - March 3 - April 30 - Group Exhibition - Young and Old - Hartlauer Foto Galerie - Linz, Austria 2023 - Febr 17 - 28 - Group Exhibition - Visions of Sound - LoosenArt - Rome, Italy 2023 - Febr 17 - 19 - Parallax Art Fair - 33rd edition - London, UK 2023 - Jan 20 - Feb 20 - Group Exhibition - Sanctuary - Morris Gallery of Contemporary Art, Missouri, USA 2023 - Jan 14 - Feb 19 - Group Exhibition - The TINT Gallery, San Francisco, USA 2022 - Group Exhibition - Provenance in Focus ( NFT ) - Mecenate FineArts - Rome, Italy 2022 - Group Exhibition - FEM GARAGE - Highbrow Institute, Vienna, Austria 2022 - Group Exhibition - Into The Beyond - The TINT Gallery, San Francisco, USA 2022 - Group Exhibition - NordArt 2022 -Büdelsdorf, Germany 2022 - Group Exhibition - ‘Imagine Music’, selected works - The TINT Gallery, San Francisco, USA 2022 - Group Exhibition - CROP - MotelStudios, London, UK 2022 - Group Exhibition "Women of Vision" - Vision Gallery, Jerusalem, Israel 2022 - CLUSTER LONDON art photography fair - Oxo Tower, London, UK 2022 - Group Exhibition - Galeria Azotea, Mexico City, Mexico 2022 - Group Exhibition - 17th Julia Margaret Cameron Award Foto NostrumGallery - Barcelona (October 13-30, 2022) 2021 - Group Exhibition - "Dark Days", selected works - HYDE hotel, Dubai, UAE 2021 - Group Exhibition "MELANCHOLIA" - FotoNostrum, The House of Mediterranean Photography - Barcelona, Spain 2020 - Project Exhibition "Life of Folds" - Photo Is:Rael - International Photography Festival, Tel-Aviv, Israel 2020 - Project Exhibition "Old is the New "New" - ERARTA MUSEUM AND GALLERY OF CONTEMPORARY ART, St. Petersburg, Russia 2020 - Selected Works - Galeria G12, Helsinki, Finland 2020 - Solo Exhibition "Imagine Music" - Gallery Fast Creative - Helsinki, Finland 2019 - Festival Internazionale della Fotografia del Mediterraneo - Mazara del Vallo, Italy 2019 - Group Exhibition "ParisPhoto OFF" - Paris, France 2019 - Group Exhibition "Ethereal: a Daily Poetry" - Paris, France 2018 - Group Exhibition "Prix de la Photographie Paris" - Paris, France 2018 - Group Exhibition "Trierenberg Super Circuit" - Linz, Austria 2018 - Group Exhibition "Rendez-vous • Image" - Strasbourg, France 2017 - Group Exhibition "ART photo 2017. Eurasia" - Orenburg, Russia 2017 - Solo Exhibition "Ordinary Magic" - Galeri "Zebra", Karjaa, Finland 2017 - Group Exhibition "Trierenberg Super Circuit" - Linz, Austria 2016 - Group Exhibition "Energia 2016" - Belchalow, Poland 2016 - Group Exhibition "Best of Russia" - Winzavod Art Center, Moscow, Russia Follow Dasha on Instagram: @dashapears.art to stay up-to-date on Dasha's news and shows, and join over 57K of her subscribers.