One Hundred Waves began as a quiet memory , one I didn’t expect to stay with me this long. I was on a small fisherman’s boat, somewhere between the mainland and Karimun Jawa (indonesia). The sea wasn’t particularly wild or calm; it simply moved. And in that rhythm, I felt a kind of peace I hadn’t known before , the kind that comes without noise, without answers, just presence. That stillness stayed with me long after the journey ended. I kept thinking about how waves never repeat the same way twice, and yet they’re always familiar. Much like our emotions, our healing, our search for meaning, sometimes chaotic, sometimes gentle, but always returning. In creating this series, I wasn’t trying to capture the sea as it is, but rather how it made me feel. Each wave in this collection is a visual echo of that moment of stillness I found on the boat. One Hundred Waves is my way of translating something intangible into something that can be shared. It’s about that universal experience , how we all, in our own way, search for a version of calm. Whether it’s the sea, the sky, or silence, I believe we all have a place where we return to breathe again. This series is mine. I hope, in some way, it becomes yours too. by Samanta, 2025