Koi is a collection of 10 generative artworks inspired by the elegant and delicate tails of the japanese samurai fishes.

The background is a textured canvas inspired by Turner's style and Goya's Half-Drowned Dog (1819) painting. On top of that, a couple of "samurai fishes" face each other in a dance, half courtship, half fighting.

Battle and respect, harmony and balance, elegance and strength. Yin and yang, ink and water, eastern caligraphy. They seek each other. They avoid each other.

The titles of the pieces are proverbs from Japanese philosophy.

"Fall seven times, get up eight"

"When it rains, earth hardens"

"Even dust, when piled up, can become a mountain"

"You can't fight without an opponent"

"Those who chase two hares won’t even catch one"

"Time flies like an arrow"

"One man's fault is another's lesson"

"Don't forget your original intention"

"Continuing on is power"

"If a fish cares for water, the water will care for the fish"