Still Facing A single dark line runs

A single dark line runs vertically through the face—not as shadow

As if wrapped in a soft haze

each searching for something unknown

Soft charcoal strokes shape fading contours and an ephemeral expression

pulling the present self into their depth with an inescapable force

Still Facing A single dark line runsOriginal Drawing One of a kind The hands covering the face deliberately conceal the self itself. This gesture is not to escape, but to hold oneself within what surrounds. The charcoal marks spreading around it may feel like a forceful wind, or as if the space itself is being distorted. Fragmented forms appear and dissolve, never fully settling, suggesting an environment that is far from still. Even so, the eyes behind remain fixed, looking directly