Finding the boundary between the self and the cell
This painting captures a profound sense of psychological displacement and the heaviness of "serving time." By depicting the figure from behind, the artist expresses a total withdrawal from a harsh reality, choosing introspection over the gaze of the institution. The weighted, textured blues and the ghostly white shroud suggest a person who feels they are fading into the architecture of their confinement—losing their individuality to the walls around them. The scratched, "X" marked background and the distant, dark horizon line act as a visual prayer for an escape that feels both physically close and infinitely out of reach.