Grapple 2 (Elephant and Woman)

A solemn, graphite-dark elephant anchors the composition like a living monument, its weight articulated through layered washes and stippled texture that make the body feel both sculptural and permeable. Around it, a small attendant figure and the looping, ribbon-like traces of the trunk suggest a choreography of care and control, where tenderness coexists with the quiet assertion of power. The muted, sandy ground—alive with repeated marks—reads as a field of memory or dust, turning the scene into a meditation on endurance: a creature carrying history while being gently, insistently guided.