Shaman in a Cage

"Shaman in a Cage"
canvas, original technique, 60x70cm
2026

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The lilac field holds the space in a state of muted compression: soft in color, yet seemingly cracked from within. Across this restrained surface runs a dense, nervous current of color — yellow, green, red, black. It does not unfold freely, but appears to press against invisible limits, coil back on itself, change direction, and accumulate tension. What matters to me here is precisely this collision between inner force and an environment that denies it a direct release.

I understand the shaman not as a figure, but as a condition of transmission inside an enclosed system. In the Enclosed Spaces series, space is never just a background — it acts as pressure, discipline, and constraint. It does not simply suppress the impulse; it forces it to exist through compression, repetition, and inner overheating. That is why the energy in this work does not disappear under limitation — it becomes denser, sharper, and more concentrated. For me, this painting is about a force that cannot find an open exit and therefore begins to transform the very form of its presence.