The heroine of the painting says «farewell» toherformerlifeandopen a newpage of herdestiny.She does notregretthepast:it is inalienable,but has no poweroverherfuture. The young womanlooks into the distance, looks at her nativeplaces with a farewellglance in order tocapture them in her mind. There is nosadnessinhergaze,only a haze of memoriesclouds her eyes.Looking back atwhat was leftbehind,shebrieflyrevisits the events of thepast.Somethingfloats up from the bottom of the lake of hermemory -strong,vivid,unforgettable.Herlips are parted, and a word is ready to fallfromthem. A word,inwhicheverythingshefeels will sound,but the decision will remainunchanged. The factthat she will meetin a newway does notbother the woman.Shegratefullyclosesonedoorandhopefullyopensanother.
The artistintentionallyuses the colors of oldphotographs,showing a glimpseinto the pastwhilesteppinginto the future.
The flyingbirdsymbolizes the rush of the soul, the comingchanges,which will undoubtedlybefor the better.