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Her Hands Chose Fire Over Forgetting
24" × 18"
Oil on Aluminum
2025
Part of the Oracles collection.
A solitary figure meets the viewer's gaze while a swan hovers above her head, suspended within a dark space framed by weathered forms. The composition feels quiet and direct, yet beneath its stillness lies an atmosphere of memory and transformation. The swan's bowed neck introduces a gesture of reflection rather than display, creating a visual dialogue between the figure below and a symbol long associated with beauty, devotion, and enduring bonds.
Created as part of the Oracles series, the painting explores the ways identity is shaped by what we choose to preserve. Throughout the collection, symbolic forms operate as extensions of emotional and psychological experience. Here, the swan functions as a symbol of loyalty, remembrance, and transformation. Across mythology and folklore, swans often occupy a space between worlds, carrying associations with love, sacrifice, and spiritual passage. Positioned above the figure, it becomes a manifestation of memory itself, a presence that continues to shape the individual long after a defining experience has passed.
Her Hands Chose Fire Over Forgetting reflects on the decision to carry difficult truths rather than abandon them. The title suggests a willingness to preserve meaning even when remembrance requires pain, vulnerability, or sacrifice. Rather than portraying memory as a burden, the painting considers it a source of identity and continuity. Through symbolism and restraint, the work explores how individuals are shaped by what they refuse to forget, and how remembrance can become an act of courage, devotion, and self-definition.
Her Hands Chose Fire Over Forgetting
24" × 18"
Oil on Aluminum
2025
Part of the Oracles collection.
A solitary figure meets the viewer's gaze while a swan hovers above her head, suspended within a dark space framed by weathered forms. The composition feels quiet and direct, yet beneath its stillness lies an atmosphere of memory and transformation. The swan's bowed neck introduces a gesture of reflection rather than display, creating a visual dialogue between the figure below and a symbol long associated with beauty, devotion, and enduring bonds.
Created as part of the Oracles series, the painting explores the ways identity is shaped by what we choose to preserve. Throughout the collection, symbolic forms operate as extensions of emotional and psychological experience. Here, the swan functions as a symbol of loyalty, remembrance, and transformation. Across mythology and folklore, swans often occupy a space between worlds, carrying associations with love, sacrifice, and spiritual passage. Positioned above the figure, it becomes a manifestation of memory itself, a presence that continues to shape the individual long after a defining experience has passed.
Her Hands Chose Fire Over Forgetting reflects on the decision to carry difficult truths rather than abandon them. The title suggests a willingness to preserve meaning even when remembrance requires pain, vulnerability, or sacrifice. Rather than portraying memory as a burden, the painting considers it a source of identity and continuity. Through symbolism and restraint, the work explores how individuals are shaped by what they refuse to forget, and how remembrance can become an act of courage, devotion, and self-definition.