La Chatte Métamorphosée en Femme
Visual interpretation for Cat and the Opera Concorso, Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
Created as a visual interpretation for Cat and the Opera, this work explores transformation as both instinct and refinement.
Medium and Dimension
Medium: Watercolour and ink on cold-pressed paper (300 g/m²)
Dimensions: A4
Series: 2 works
The figure emerges between animal intuition and cultivated presence, echoing opera’s enduring tension between nature and artifice. The white smoke represents transformation, while the cage represents restraint, containment, and inner richness.
Neither satire nor fantasy, the metamorphosis unfolds as a moment of poise. The art work is inspired by Offenbach’s La Chatte Métamorphosée en Femme.
Shima Trisna 