In my dreamland 

Fernanda Suarez painted 'In my dreamland' in the 20th century. The painting's symbolic language speaks of vulnerability, with the reclining nude figure sprouting flowers and constrained by vines. This motif of figures entwined with flora recalls Botticelli's 'Primavera', where the goddess Flora is adorned with blossoms, symbolizing renewal and growth. However, here, the vines constricting the figure's wrist evoke a sense of entrapment. The spilled wine near the glass suggests a disruption, perhaps a loss of control, contrasting with the delicate beauty of the sprouting flowers. Consider also the symbolism of the doorway in the background, representing a passage or potential transition, yet obstructed and overgrown, suggesting a barrier to progress or escape. Like Ophelia, who became a recurrent figure in art after Millais, the woman’s body is in close contact with nature, creating an environment of melancholy and latent violence that engages us on a deep, subconscious level. These symbols, charged with cultural memory, resurface and evolve, reflecting the cyclical nature of human experience.