The work
About the work.
Silence Between Worlds is a contemplative contemporary abstract landscape exploring the fragile space between presence and absence, darkness and light, the tangible and the unseen. A luminous veil of pale grey and silver emerges from a deep, textured landscape, creating the impression of a mysterious threshold suspended between two worlds. The heavily worked surface reveals layers, marks, scratches, and subtle traces of gold, suggesting the passage of time and memories hidden beneath the surface. The dark horizontal horizon becomes a quiet boundary—a place where one world seems to dissolve into another. Above it, the soft light feels almost ethereal, while the darker lower landscape carries a sense of depth, mystery, and introspection. Small touches of gold appear like distant fragments of light, offering a subtle sense of hope within the stillness. Rather than depicting a particular landscape, the painting invites the viewer to enter an emotional space: quiet, mysterious, and deeply reflective. Silence Between Worlds is about the moments when we pause between what we know and what we cannot yet see.
Details
- Size
- 150 x 120 x 3.8 cm
- Rarity
- Unique work
- Medium
- Acrylic on canvas
- Year
- 2021
The artist
About the artist.
Elena Hyams
London, GB

