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Albin Brunovsky's etching presents a ship tossed about by a stormy sea, an age-old symbol of human struggle against the forces of nature, of life's tumultuous journey. The ship, crowned with trees as though life itself springs forth from it, appears as if in a state of transformation, much like Daphne's metamorphosis into a laurel. This image is an echo of the myth of rebirth and renewal. Think of the ancient Greek myths, where the sea is both a source of peril and the origin of life, mirroring the psychoanalytic concept of the subconscious as a vast, uncharted ocean where dreams and fears intermingle. The ship as a vessel of the soul has appeared in dreams and myths across cultures. Here, it embodies not just the vulnerability of human endeavors, but also the enduring hope for survival and transformation amidst chaos. Brunovsky taps into a collective memory, a primal understanding of the sea as a mirror to our own internal struggles and the potential for renewal that emerges from confronting them. The cyclical nature of this symbol is endless: destruction and creation, fear and hope, forever intertwined.