Beneath the Embrace

60 x 40 inches | 152.4 cm x 101.6 cm , Acrylic on Canvas. A monumental figure embraces one smaller self while unknowingly crushing another beneath its weight, a visual metaphor for how the ego often favours the parts of ourselves that affirm identity while repressing those linked to pain or transformation. The composition draws from both psychological and spiritual dynamics, echoing internalized family roles where one “child” is loved and another scapegoated. Through surreal figuration and exaggerated scale, the series explores how growth requires us to confront the parts of ourselves we’ve unconsciously silenced.