A young Black girl stands luminously against a lush, dreamlike forest backdrop, her wide, otherworldly eyes gazing directly at the viewer with quiet intensity. Van Empel meticulously constructs this digitally composite image by layering thousands of photographs, creating a scene that feels simultaneously hyperreal and fantastical. The rich, jewel-toned foliage and the subject's glowing skin are rendered with striking clarity through the dye destruction print process, enhancing the work's haunting, ethereal quality.