"We are all looking for something of extraordinary importance, whose nature we have forgotten; through my work, I am just putting light and sparkles on the memoir of those who have lost their memory. Because life is really too short to be insignificant," says our friend, the Goa-based artist Yahel Chirinian, about the extraordinary new phase that she has embarked upon.

The new pieces, though fashioned in her signature mirrored mosaic style, feature giant ape heads, gem-encrusted skulls, flying fish and other primeval shapes, which, modelled against Goa’s vast blue skies and turbulent waves, have had riveting effect on her fans.