This series is a reflection on some of the darkest periods of my life, and the grit and strength I found along the way. Looking back on my experience with depression and anxiety, I wanted to make work that was honest about what that terrain actually feels like, but also about what survives it. The paintings are stark: dark grounds, high contrast, raw gestural marks, with moments of copper and light that hold their ground. They don't soften the experience, but they don't stay in it either. There's a resilience built into the compositions themselves. What surprised me was how many people recognized themselves in this work. The visual language of struggle, the weight, the contrast, the stubborn bits of light, turns out to be widely understood. These paintings are for anyone who has navigated their own dark period and come out the other side knowing themselves a little better.