The Nervous City, 2026, mixed media, 20 x 26 in. / 50.8 x 66.04 cm.

The Nervous City, Gerrit van Ommering, 2026, mixed media, 20 x 26 in. / 50.8 x 66.04 cm.

Tiled Murano glass in a Venice shop reminded me of buildings, but my initial attempts to transform the photo went nowhere until an almost accidental conversion to black and white revealed new possibilities. Further work transformed the glass into a chaotic cityscape of nervous, luminous high-rises.