Into The Dark (2021) Size:30cm x 42cm, 11.7inches x 16.5inches It's a card of mystery

It's a card of mystery

and have always been

I realised how very short a human life is - that the wheels of life will turn seamlessly without me - that my existence will quickly fade into oblivion

Giclée print - hand-cut paper and scissor collage - by Kate Maryon

printed on Giclée Canson Baryta Gloss

Into The Dark (2021) Size:30cm x 42cm, 11.7inches x 16.5inches It's a card of mysteryI made Into The Dark to honour the unmet wounds people hide deep inside themselves and all the courageous parts woven in early childhood to protect these hidden wounds. The human capacity to survive difficult experiences in childhood is so immense we early on cut off from the radiant light of our life force in favour of shrinking ourselves to a postage stamp of acceptability. It's the most tragic and yet loving and creative thing we ever did. Gicle