Figurative Abstract · Original
Held Within explores the space between presence and withdrawal. A seated figure emerges from dense, sweeping marks, her body visible while parts of her identity dissolve into the movement surrounding her.
The figure appears both protected and confined, as though the same space holding her together is also preventing her from escaping. Heavy graphite marks gather around the body, creating a sense of movement, pressure and emotional weight.
Created using a graphite block, the work moves away from controlled realism and toward instinctive mark-making. Sweeping strokes, erased spaces and unfinished forms allow the figure to exist somewhere between clarity and abstraction.
The work asks a quiet question: what do we carry when no one else can see the weight?
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