The Guilded Wreck

This work explores an internal navigation through the shifting tides of a life-altering transition.

The canvas reflects the evolving landscape of a domestic life being reclaimed; the original forms are colonised by wild, overgrown foliage and rigid, skeletal structures that mirror the emotional climate of the time. The dripping and washing away of paint, layered with dense textures, evokes a period of profound turmoil, reminiscent of a churning sea in a constant state of ebb and flow. Yet, amidst the disintegration, interspersed fragments of gold leaf emerge like sunlight on water. They signal that even in the wake of a wreck, there is the hope of a new horizon and the possibility of transformation.