Stari Most

 I took this image of the 'Stari Most' bridge from the garden of my Airbnb in Mostar, Bosnia. The local tradition is for boys to jump from the bridge as a rite of passage into manhood, but this piece shows they are already who they're meant to be before they jump. My favourite parts of the piece include the rays of gold created to draw the attention to the person about to jump from the bridge, as well as the tissue paper technique that adds texture in various sections.

• Oval cross-section wood cut

• Approx. 35cm wide by 32cm high

• Mediums used: photo transfer, tissue paper, (imitation) gold leaf, acrylic paint.