Home/Symbols/Horizonless expanseHorizonless expanse SymbolismDissolution of boundaries; immersion that replaces narrative distance with contemplative presence.Common ThemesMimesis vs. abstraction (truth vs. artifice)Medium reflexivity (art about art)Mortality & transience (memento mori)Seasons & cyclesWar & conflictLandscape & placeArtworks Featuring This SymbolWater Lilies (triptych)Claude Monet (1914–1926)Water Lilies (triptych) dissolves banks and horizon into an <strong>immersive field</strong> of reflected sky and water. Across three mural‑scale panels, <strong>layered blues and greens</strong> are punctuated by floating pads while <strong>peach‑lavender light</strong> gathers at the right, turning the pond into a living mirror <sup>[1]</sup><sup>[3]</sup>.