Inhabited Silence

This series is about venturing into the darkness and the treasures we may find there. In painting these paintings, I noticed that fear is a false barrier to crossing into darker territory, and that the desire to avoid exploring less favoured emotional terrain may not be entirely my own. Here I discovered the bittersweet nature of pairing melancholy with joy. I continued my research into duality and the nature of what it means to be alive. You can read my in depth account of my experience of creating this series in my blog here.