"Ozymandias" presents a sculptural mass in deep blue tones, composed of intertwined bodies that seem to both emerge and sink at the same time, creating a sense of frozen movement. The figure recalls classical ruins as well as contemporary accumulations of images and forms, evoking the fragility of the monumental. The flat yellow background contrasts with the density of the central figure, highlighting its illusory and ephemeral character, in tune with the poetic echo of the title, a sonnet written by the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley in 1818.

Nelson Hernandez undertook a BA degree at the Faculty of Arts, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile followed by an MA in painting at the Royal College of Art, London. His work has been seen in numerous exhibitions in North and South America winning first prize in the Artespacio Joven BBVA Gallery competition, Santiago, Chile. In 2024, Hernandez undertook a residency at GlogauAIR, Berlin. In 2025, he was shortlisted for the Herbert Smith Freehills Portrait Award at the National Portrait Gallery, London.