Oil on canvas – 11,81 x 11,81 inch – Unique work

I wake up suddenly. What time is it ? Odd, there’s my bedside table to my right, but no alarm clock. Nevermind. The shutters are closed, no glimmer outside. It’s still the middle of the night, I can go back to sleep.

I turn myself on the left side, in fact I roll, and well propped up … Weird, I can’t hear my cat purring. Yet usually, even in a slight wake up, he feels it and begins to live. But right now nothing. I stretch my hand, I can’t feel his so soft skin nor his body heat. I stretch my legs, no resistance. It’s a fact, he’s not on the bed.

Never mind, I take the flashlight hidden under the pillow and I scan the room with the halo of light. No Charly! I call him whispering … Nothing, no meowing, nor the floor creaking under his paws. I get up and turn on … nothing at all, my lamp has disappeared just like my alarm clock. It’s getting weirder. So, using my flashlight, I head towards the door of my room looking for my cat.

It’s insane, I can’t find the door, everything is spinning, bright and unknown colors are dancing in the room. The walls disappear. But there is no way out. And now, I can hear Charly calling me. I clearly recognize his meow. The tension has reached new height. I try to comfort him but my heart is not there and the intonation in my reluctant and chilly voice doesn’t reassure him in any way. Hands outstretched, I walk towards these incredible colors, this strange world.

I seem to have been walking blindly for hours, the day has risen … still no Charly! I find myself surrounded by giant and invasive vegetation. They grip me, I detach myself, I bleed. Weird. I cannot say that I am afraid but still I don’t feel much comfort. I am especially worried about my cat. If only I had him in my arms, then nothing bad could happen. I desperately miss his wild strength.

Suddenly I fall. I had completely missed this abyss. I am now lying down, I feel the breath of Charly above me, I feel safe again!