Sirens

Sirens draws directly from Homer’s epic, and the connection is more than thematic — the watch itself is a Homer Date, sharing its name with the ancient poet. That link became the starting point for the artwork: a modern object carrying the name of the storyteller who gave us one of the most enduring myths in literature.

Rather than showing the Sirens as violent or dramatic, the piece leans into atmosphere. The sea is calm, the light is low, and the Sirens are poised and angelic rather than aggressive and horrific. The ship sits at a deliberate distance: close enough to feel the tension, far enough that the story has not yet unfolded.

The dial’s natural ageing creates the warm copper tones behind the scene. Instead of covering that patina, the painting works with it, letting those burnished colours behave like the last light on the water. It gives the myth a grounded setting, placing an ancient story inside something worn, tactile and contemporary.

It’s a meeting of two Homers — the poet and the watch — brought together in a subtle, modern reinterpretation of a classic tale.