Awakening

"Awakening"

“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”— Anaïs Nin

This is about the moment right after you drop the mask you’ve been wearing, when everything around you still looks the same—but you realize you don’t quite belong anymore. It’s like watching someone wake up from a shared dream while everyone else is still asleep inside it. She’s still there, still surrounded by them, but she’s not one of them anymore. She’s broken the pattern. And now she’s standing in that strange, quiet space—right before everything changes—where seeing clearly comes with both solitude and strength.

Artist Statement:

There’s a moment—just after you drop the mask you’ve been wearing—when the world looks the same, but you no longer belong to it. This piece holds that pause: like watching someone wake up from a shared dream while everyone else remains inside it. She’s still among them, but no longer of them. She’s broken the pattern. And now, in the stillness before everything changes, she stands in the quiet, complicated space of sight—where solitude and courage often meet.