The Dream by Bianca ter Riet

About "The Dream"

by Bianca ter Riet

About the artwork

The Dream embodies a moment located between waking and sleeping, between presence and absence. The portrait shows no active action, but rather a stillness charged with expectation. The hand supporting the face reinforces this sense of slowness and introspection, as if the figure has immersed itself in an inner landscape that is only partially visible to the viewer.

The dream in this work is not a fleeting vision, but an enduring state - a waiting period in which thoughts and desires slowly crystallise. It is as if the figure is waiting for something not yet said, a word, an encounter, or perhaps just the passage of time itself. In this waiting, however, there is no emptiness: it is a fertile space in which the inner world grows, like plants allow their roots to reach into silence.

The soft colours of skin and background, combined with the gold accents, suggest that this dream is not only melancholic, but also elevated and precious. The gold acts as a symbol of the intangible: that which transcends reality and transforms the mundane into something eternal. The dark leaves frame the face and seem to participate in this dreaming; they recall growth, cycle and connection to nature.

"The Dream in Waiting Time" is therefore more than a passive moment. It is a threshold experience, a place where the soul gathers, where silence takes on meaning, and where the viewer himself is invited to dwell on the question: What grows inside us when we do nothing?

Conceived by Bianca ter Riet, visualized with AI.