Plankton in Dark Ocean is a 5x4 foot oil painting born from an experiment in total surrender. Eschewing a plan, Raj utilized a length of twine dipped in black oil to allow intuition and motion to guide the damp surface. The resulting monochromatic sweeps of black, white, and gray collide like shifting tides below consciousness. These suggestive forms evoke tiny life forces adrift in a vast void, capturing the duality of fragility and persistence. By mirroring the unpredictable loops and tensions of the twine, the work offers a meditative pause, inviting viewers to drift within unseen currents and find personal meaning.