Referencing wedding floral motifs familiar across the region, the work gives these romantic forms a weighty permanence. What is typically ephemeral is rendered enduring. The union becomes a monument, not only to joy, but also to absence, mourning, and remembrance. By exaggerating and materializing these motifs, Heavy Petals reveals how love and loss coexist. Transformation unfolds through heat, tension, rupture, and resilience.