This piece originated from an unexpected moment. While attempting to photograph a window display, my own reflection appeared instead, softened and partially obscured. I chose to work from that image. The painting explores how perception is shaped through layers, glass, devices, and memory. The figure is present yet distant, absorbed in the act of looking while simultaneously being seen. Warm and cool spaces coexist, creating a quiet tension between interior and exterior experience. Rather than capturing a clear image, the work holds the ambiguity of what reveals itself when we are not fully in control of what we see.