These figures emerged from a liminal state, somewhere between waking and dreaming. The encounter was not planned or sought. It arrived whole, as an experience rather than an image.

At first there was a sense of observing. Then a subtle shift. The realisation that I was also being seen. The moment was brief, but it carried weight. Not dramatic, not symbolic, simply undeniable.

The painting came before any attempt to understand what had occurred. In my practice, meaning is not imposed or pursued. It follows, if it comes at all. What matters is remaining faithful to the sensation of contact, the bodily memory of having been there.

This work holds that moment. Not as narrative, but as presence. A trace of an encounter that existed before language, and remains partially beyond it.

This work sits within a wider body of art exploring similar themes.