Once Unbound
126 W × 111 H × 5 D cm

In this immersive mixed-media work, the artist translates the rhythmic verticality of a forest into a language of pure abstraction. The composition is defined by a series of soaring, columnar forms that suggest birch trees or weathered totems, yet they remain delightfully ambiguous.

The palette is strictly terrestrial—charred blacks, ochres, sienna, and bone whites—suggesting a landscape viewed through the lens of geological time or seasonal transition. The surface is a battlefield of textures; heavily impastoed areas sit adjacent to thin, atmospheric veils of color, creating a sense of "visual noise" that mimics the rustle of leaves or the peeling of bark. By stripping away clear representational detail, the work forces an emotional engagement with the material itself, capturing the skeletal, haunting silence of a woodland in late autumn. It is less a picture of a place and more a record of a sensory experience within that place