Gevurah belongs to a series of drawings titled “The Dead” inspired by trees in collapse and fragmentation as they surrender to their undoing. Form becomes matter, structure loosens into rubble, gesture becomes residue, and presence is carried forward as memory. Gevurah is both whole and fragmented. Spread across many sheets of paper, each page reveals a fragment of a larger whole, yet is a complete entity in itself. The structure recalls how we build understanding: piecemeal, never complete, always evolving. The surface insists on its flatness but depicts a space that invites the body to step inside. Rendered in charcoal—the ash of burnt trees—Gevurah lingers in the moment of fertile unraveling when contained energy is released through destruction, enabling regeneration. In this way, it mirrors our current moment: uncertain, uncomfortable, ambiguous, yet rife with possibility.
Images below are a work-in-progress. The final piece will be exhibited from Oct 11–Nov 1, 2025 at Agitator Gallery, Chicago
charcoal, conté, chalk on paper
120 x 100 inches (12’ x 8’4”)
