Split Embers

This series captures the volatile edge where identity fractures yet refuses to disappear. The figures stand between forces of heat and shadow, their forms marked by streaks of red, gold, and black. Around them, the air trembles with quiet unrest, as if the surface itself holds the memory of something once burned and still smoldering beneath.

The imagery evokes the struggle of containment, the act of carrying rupture within without letting it consume the whole. Each composition reveals a dialogue between reflection and resistance, between what must be shown and what must be endured. The paired figures, mirrored or layered, embody this tension, suggesting an inner conversation between survival and surrender.

At its core, Split Embers is a meditation on transformation through fracture. It captures the moment when silence gathers its own fire, when the wound becomes its own source of light. These works do not seek resolution; they stand within the heat of becoming, reminding us that even after division, something vital continues to glow.