Bobbing in a tranquil fountain, poised between stasis and movement, are several white onions. Kogachi’s birthplace, Awaji-shima, is celebrated across Japan for cultivating the country's sweetest onions and consequently Claudia has developed a deep affinity and appreciation for them, as she states: "I am obsessed with onions and also love this fact that I was born on onion island."

Floating alongside them are three pieces narutomaki, the classic ridged fish cakes with pink spirals which are found in many ramen and soup dishes. These were mainstays in Claudia’s childhood and act as iconic symbols redolent with comforting childhood memory.

The composition is anchored by a tiered fountain supported by ornate sculpted seahorses who are sit below a heart-shaped stone relief modelled again after Kogachi, that weeps streams of water into the basin below. The background is framed by native Japanese ivy, its bright green leaves crawling across a network of bare branches. In Japanese tradition, ivy serves as a symbol of tenacity, resilience, and prosperity, anchoring this personal map of heritage and memory within a broader cultural landscape.