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The Way Up

MIXED MEDIA ON CANVAS WITH TEXTURED SURFACES

THIS WORK EXPLORES THE DISTANCE BETWEEN HUMANITY AND THE UNKNOWN, DEPICTED BY A VERTICAL LADDER RISING FROM DARKNESS INTO AN UNDEFINED SPACE. A SMALL HUMAN FIGURE SYMBOLIZES SCALE AND CONTEMPLATION. THE MUTED COLORS AND SUBTLE LIGHT EMPHASIZE THEMES OF SILENCE AND INTROSPECTION, SUGGESTING THE ASCENT REPRESENTS AN INTERNAL JOURNEY RATHER THAN A PHYSICAL ONE, ENCOURAGING STILLNESS AND REFLECTION AS A FORM OF AWARENESS RATHER THAN AMBITION.