"Damaged"
Acrylverf, crackle pasta, structuurpasta, acrylverf, vernis op doek.
40 x 50 cm
 
Damaged is a bold, emotional piece: a black canvas layered with cracklé textures, evoking fragility and wear. At its heart lies a torn, damaged hole—imperfect, raw, exposed. But instead of emptiness, it releases a striking burst of golden spray, like light escaping from the dark.
The contrast between the broken surface and the luminous gold is intentional and symbolic. It speaks to the resilience of the human spirit—the idea that even when we feel torn open, cracked, or incomplete, something powerful and beautiful can still emerge. The damage becomes part of the story, not something to hide but something to honour.
The work challenges traditional notions of perfection. Beauty is not only found in the flawless, but in the mended, the scarred, the real. Damaged reminds us that what breaks us can also reveal our inner light—and that healing often begins at the very point of fracture.