Barchi Nafshi — Bless the LORD, O my Soul

From Psalm 104. In visualizing this ultimate song of praise to the Creator, Friedland places man, ennobled by his mission, at the forefront of the portrayal, but underscores his smallness next to the enormity of the animal, vegetable and mineral world. The composition is based on circles, conceived as a harmonious whole, showing the equilibrium of pairs. The colors of nature, particularly of water, are illuminated by the brushwork as “a thread of light”