Still Between is the most atmospheric painting in State of Becoming, built on constructed rather than depicted light and a palette that shifts gradually rather than through contrast or division. Its significance within Dimitrova’s practice lies in its deliberate refusal of resolution; a quality she names directly in her own statement rather than leaving to interpretation. Within a fuller collection of the series, it functions as the necessary pause between rupture and reorganization; as an individual work, its scale and layered, physically built surface give it a sustained, contemplative presence.

The upper field is composed of warm ochres, creams, and diffused gold, suggesting a horizon without a fixed source of light. Beneath it, the body of water shifts from lighter, refracted tones into deep ultramarines and dense blues, built up through layered impasto that gives the surface physical depth. There is no single focal point and no defined light source; instead, the composition holds a delicate balance between the warm upper register and the cooler depth below, with the transition between them handled gradually rather than through a hard divide.

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