The Empty Saddle explores absence, burden, and the traces we leave behind. A horse stands alone beneath a blood-red sky, carrying a saddle with no rider. Its body remains alive, yet its lowered head visually merges with a dead branch, blurring the boundary between life and decay. The empty saddle becomes a symbol of someone who is no longer there. The rider has disappeared, but the weight remains. The work asks a simple question: when we leave, what continues to carry the weight of our existence? 1/1 artwork by 0xdeist.