Blue Stockholm and Pavlovs Dogs
Frozen
The figure is as if sealed inside glass. Rain has stopped, flowers have turned to concrete, and an invisible boundary has formed between the light and the person. Yet a bottle is only glass. An escape route exists, even if it is not yet visible. The frozen ground beneath the figure’s feet may become a surface in which to grow one’s own roots.
Hiding
Hiding does not mean only taking cover. A person can disappear behind images, roles, or even carefully constructed uniqueness. Beneath the protective layer remain fragility, wildness and a longing for freedom. Solitude is at once harsh and luminous: by moving away from familiar stories, a person may finally notice the light that was always behind them.
Bond
When everything extraneous has been removed, two figures remain, and the fragile line that joins them. On the painting, the artist’s soul meets that of her great-grandmother — wildness and ancient wisdom, movement and peace. This bond is older than the roles, judgments and generational patterns around it. It can no longer be separated from the artist.
