Created during the isolation of the pandemic in Sydney, this portrait-oriented digital work serves as a visual record of a world undergoing an irreversible shift. AAM explores the duality of the period through a surrealist lens, juxtaposing the stillness of being forced to stay at home with the restless movement of an external reality that felt increasingly out of reach. The piece functions as a bridge between these two states, finding a precarious balance between the safety of the interior and the uncertainty of the street.

The composition thrives on tension, reflecting the artist's observation that nothing will remain the same. By blending these mixed realities, AAM captures the psychological weight of a moment where the familiar became strange. The surrealist elements emphasize this distortion, suggesting that our perception of space and time was permanently altered by the global events of 2020, leaving us suspended between the life we knew and an unrecognizable future.