Exclamation Point?

This image began as another in my series of inside/outside images where the goal is to show something from within and without at the same time...thereby examining the nature of dualities.  In this case, it was the bottom of the glass wall of my shower.  Strangely enough a lot of my ideas come to me in the morning, sometimes while taking a shower, brushing teeth, etc.  For example, “Dirty Money” was inspired by my dirty sink.  This time I noticed the metal clip at the bottom of the shower glass has an interesting rusting pattern, messy grouting, and  possibly some mould…all of which gave it a painterly look. I thought I would combine two images of the inside and outside of the shower but after taking the first one, and zooming in on it, I was reminded of a green house or solarium….the metal clip even reminded me of a pot.
 
It seemed to me that the idea of a solarium or green house was in some ways related to the inside/outside theme, so I just needed some plants and water. I used a lemon tree that we have growing inside and bubbling hottub water from outside. As I put the image together I continued in my exploration with symmetry.  Much of the painterly background is unique but parts of it are cut and pasted to create subtle repetitions within the image’s pattern.  The tree itself was not going to be symmetrical at first. However, just to see what it might look like, I duplicated it and flipped one copy horizontally. Strangely enough the two trees blended together in an unexpectedly organic way.  The result, a tree that seems at first glance to be perfectly symmetrical, but when looked at more closely it reveals itself to be out of that ridged pattern in a number of places.
 
The final product was therefore somewhat unexpected again (a little like the Rubber Glove Angels). It began as a continuation of themes related to the inside/outside duality and morphed into something more about simply playing with symmetry. By the end I noticed it looked like an explanation point.  However, I am not sure if this image is making a statement or asking a question so I gave it the title, “Exclamation Point?”