Kay

Title: Kay
Series: Latent Fragility
Year: 2026
Medium: Acrylic, mixed media, and UV paint on canvas
Dimensions: 100 × 81 cm
Framing: Unframed, ready to hang
Type: One-of-a-kind artwork, signed and counter-signed at the back

“Kay” presents a face that appears calm on the surface, yet is marked by areas of fragility, as if the surface were cracking in places. Certain parts of the body reveal an underlying structure composed of material and lines, suggesting what is happening inside. Under black light, hands appear on the face and body, pressing, pulling, constraining. They evoke an invisible pressure (external or internal) that acts without being visible at first glance. The contrast creates tension in the image, between restraint and exposure, between control and what eventually gives way.