Dyspena Novena
(2023)
Carved paper, mixed media on wood panel
40 x 30 in
Cracks in the Temple series
Dyspena Novena holds pressure without collapse.
The form gathers inward, then widens.
Expansion here is not forceful. It moves through vulnerability.
Identity reorganizes rather than breaks.
Nothing resolves, yet clarity begins to form.
The work asks for presence, not interpretation.