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Lust and Love
Project type
Printmaking, Etching
Size
this by this
Date
2026
Location
Charleston
A woman and a man stand together in a vast, empty field. His arms are wrapped tightly around her abdomen while she holds onto his neck, creating the appearance of intimacy and affection. Despite their physical closeness, however, her distant gaze suggests a sense of emotional separation. The emptiness of the surrounding landscape emphasizes this isolation, questioning whether physical closeness necessarily reflects emotional connection. Is she where she wants to be? Is this seemingly happy couple actually what they appear to be? The work explores the complexities of relationships and the ways love, comfort, uncertainty, and distance can exist within the same moment.

