Yakumo Koizumi (小泉八雲)

The artwork is mainly inspired by the life of Yakumo Koizumi (小泉八雲) / Lafcadio Hearn and the film Kwaidan. It depicts the quest for a place with all the difficulties entailed, and the inner awakening to find an identity (which he always looked for during all his travels) until the inner peace became true in Japan, where I died with the name Koizumi Yakumo.

Painting awarded by the International Art Exchange Exhibition Kobe, Japan.