7×6 cm

“Grief” explores the deep violence of memory and loss. A lone figure reaches through layered forms, other spirits or past selves, in a desperate attempt to reconnect with who he once was. The gold leaf flickers like something sacred yet unreachable, illuminating what has been lost. Shaped by the trauma of war, the figure mourns both the dead, and the self that did not survive.

14×14 cm

Two figures leaning into each other, searching for comfort despite having little left to give. Their closeness feels necessary, not healing, but an act of survival rather than relief. Scattered limbs reflect panic and inner disarray shaped by war. Beneath this exchange lies a quiet guilt, where grief feels uneven and difficult to carry. The piece holds tension between connection, guilt, trauma bonding and emptiness.

24.5×11 cm

The intertwined figures and overlapping faces are shown in a shared effort to hold one another through collective unease. It reflects moments shaped by war, where panic is not individual but shared across many. In the closeness, there is both comfort and urgency, as each presence leans into the next for steadiness. The work captures how support becomes a form of survival, even when fear remains unresolved.

8×5.5 cm

This painting reflects a figure shifting through multiple forms, each one responding to the demands of life in a war zone. Adaptation becomes constant, as different versions of the self are called forward depending on what is required to endure. Beneath this flexibility runs an internal tension, a quiet questioning of the normalcy of having to adapt at all. Within that contradiction, resilience persists, as the continued effort to function, support, and remain present for oneself and others

9×4 cm
In moments shaped by war, disconnection becomes a dire necessity to return to oneself. There is a slight awkwardness to it, almost a self- conscious pause, as if the act feels both indulgent and required. The figures lean into this distance, trying to believe in their right to peace and presence, unburdened by guilt or fear. Yet beneath it lingers a tension, a subtle awareness that this ease is fragile. The piece holds that uneasy balance between stepping away and needing to.

8×6 cm

The fragmented figure with multiple faces are all embodying the same emotion: anxiety. The borders reflect a life disrupted and destabilized by the effects of war, suggesting confusion, fragmentation, and inner turmoil. The contrast between the dark charcoal and reflective silver leaf emphasizes the intensity of the emotion while hinting at familiar pockets of resilience amid chaos. These pockets only arise as a force of habit, rather than choice.

11.5×11 cm

The figures are drawn inward, gathering at the center in quiet solidarity. Their forms overlap and lean into one another, seeking comfort amid the disorientation of war and relentless strikes. Though marked by pain, their closeness suggests an instinct to make sense of what cannot be explained. Gold leaf glimmers between them, hinting at fragile moments of connection and resilience. In coming together, they begin to reclaim a sense of balance, finding, however uncertain, a path toward inner peace.

10.5×10.5 cm

The fragmented figure with multiple faces and tense fingers, is embodying a state of constant alertness. Each expression reflects a different shade of fear, as if scanning for danger from every direction. The body is feels rigid, caught in a paralyzing loop of anticipation. Shaped by the unpredictability of war, the figure exists in a perpetual state of anxiety. He is always bracing for impact, for loss, for whatever comes next.

7×6 cm

The painting moves from a composed, or an almost out of touch appearance into a cascade of deep emotional states. Grief, fear, guilt, and anxiety bubble beneath the surface. This fractured interior is shaped by endurance of war. The resilience here is unfolding is a manner, where emotions are often set aside in order to keep moving forward. Survival demands a kind of postponement, where what is felt cannot always be processed in the moment. What appears outwardly controlled holds within it many unresolved layers, each waiting to be expressed in a space that does not yet exist.

16.5×14 cm

By capturing the tension between resistance and transformation, a figure reaches toward a hardened presence, an earlier self shaped by the hardships of life, rigid and unyielding. The gesture is both tender and strained, as if trying to reassure and make that guarded past-self feel safe. Gold leaf traces the emergence of a new spirit shaped by the aftermath of war, clinging to and reshaping the figure. Caught between the past and the present, the figure exists in a quiet, inescapable bind.

17×12 cm

Inherited Shadows is a charcoal sketch charged with restless, and unsettled energy. Figures confront their fears while resisting the harsh reality surrounding them, caught between awareness and denial. Their movements feel hesitant but reactive. Fear and panic ripple through the collective and self in a quiet contagion. In this shared disarray, the figures are confrontational without direction, bound by a tension they cannot fully grasp or escape.

7×5 cm

Where multiple faces and figures meet in charged, direct confrontation, there is a moment of intense reckoning. t reflects both an outward and inward clash, between the reality of living under siege, the presence of those who impose it, and the uncertainty that rises. Some expressions carry force, others reveal the shock of truth beginning to settle. In this space, confrontation becomes a moment of psychological rupture, where reality can no longer be avoided.

8×6 cm

Distracted by the passing fish, submerged underwanter, the figures are indulging in escapism. There is a sense of deliberate distraction and hiding, In the context of war, it becomes a fragile coping mechanism, a turning away from the horrors in search of something resembling normalcy or even numbness. It is a form of holding on to what once felt intact, even if only in appearance. Beneath the calm surface, there is an unspoken effort to hold on by not fully looking.

7×7 cm (each)

The sketches explore connection forged under pressure. Each figure exists in isolation, yet luminous, spirit-like forms bridge the space between them. These golden presences suggest an unseen force drawing the two souls toward one another. Within the confined, box-like frame, their separation feels both physical and psychological. Through this quiet union, something is exchanged, understanding, resilience, or shared grief. In coming together, they find a fragile way to endure the weight of a war.