FLOATING WORLD is a reinterpretation of old Japanese works from the Edo period—an epoch that symbolized the dawn of a new world.
In Sarah Stifter's paintings, traditional Japanese aesthetics meet a modern, imaginative interpretation. They symbolize a longing for the old world, in which nature and humans lived in self-determined harmony and unison. The paintings invite the viewer to practice mindfulness and pause for a moment, as all life is subject to the transience of the moment.