Art historical allusions abound in the remarkable variety of Cesar's photographs.

Stairway to Atlantis resembles work by French Impressionist Claude Monet. Mango has passages reminiscent of British Romantic painter J. W. M. Turner.

Cesar's wave photographs evoke poetic thought and emotional resonance. As such, they function as allegories, that is, as representations of abstract concepts in material form. Cesar's oceanic images are allegories of the full spectrum of human feelings. Some are peaceful, others inspiring, still others somewhat threatening. The power lies in her selection of a natural element--water--and allowing it to sing to our hearts.