For a long time, something has been forming beneath the surface. It may have been protected there. It may have been hiding. Either way, Emergence captures the moment when remaining unseen becomes more difficult than stepping into view.
Becoming visible carries its own risk. Once something is seen, it can be judged, named, misunderstood, desired, or rejected. But it can also finally occupy the world as itself. Emergence is not about the comfort of transformation. It is about the vulnerable instant when transformation can no longer be kept private.
48 inches height by 36 inches width, acrylic on stretched canvas.
For a long time, something has been forming beneath the surface. It may have been protected there. It may have been hiding. Either way, Emergence captures the moment when remaining unseen becomes more difficult than stepping into view.
Becoming visible carries its own risk. Once something is seen, it can be judged, named, misunderstood, desired, or rejected. But it can also finally occupy the world as itself. Emergence is not about the comfort of transformation. It is about the vulnerable instant when transformation can no longer be kept private.
48 inches height by 36 inches width, acrylic on stretched canvas.