İrem Sold / Eternity Enslaved / Oil on canvas / 2023 / 100x100 cm
From time to time, we feel trapped, there may be many ways out, but when we become prisoners of our thoughts, we close our eyes to everything. Staying within the boundaries we set as a comfort zone dulls us. This woman is a depiction of a soul trapped within the boundaries of a world she has built in her mind. With her hands clasped in front of her, she seems ready to bow to every trial, yet there is a completely different world behind her. Either she will imprison herself within these imposed boundaries or she will listen to her inner voice and end this enslavement. We create some difficulties ourselves, we draw many boundaries ourselves, it is in our hands to isolate ourselves, and to break the cage and set off for freedom...
