

This stark black-and-white tableau reads like a nocturne of consciousness, where a central vessel—part mask, part chrysalis—holds an uneasy duality of faces, as if identity were being etched and re-etched under pressure. The surrounding field of disembodied eyes creates a restless perimeter of vigilance, turning negative space into a charged atmosphere of surveillance and inner scrutiny. Fine incised lines and dense textures pulse like currents, guiding the gaze in slow spirals that suggest both protection and entrapment. In its austere contrast, the work becomes an allegory of being seen and seeing oneself—an initiation into the intimate, often unsettling architecture of perception.







