Darks

“Where decay ends, new roots begin.”

Close-up of a black, bubbled carbonated drink with a partially visible green glass bottle submerged in the foam.

What remains buried beneath my coping, and what happens when darkness begins to crack the surface?

Darks explores how survival instincts, like a potato left in the shadows, can sprout in silence.

  • At first glance, Darks appears quiet, almost still. A lone object rests in the shadows, surrounded by a field of black. But on closer inspection, a glint of green emerges, subtle yet intentional. In this work, the artist uses the potato, a symbol of both sustenance and hidden resilience, to suggest that even the most unassuming beginnings hold potential.

    There’s a tension here between endurance and transformation. The figure has endured, adapted, and reshaped itself to function, to move forward. But Darks is not about resolution, it’s about what’s quietly starting to stir beneath the surface. The presence of green is not yet growth, but the possibility of it. This is the moment before something shifts inward, the calm before a deeper kind of restoration begins to take root.

  • Even in darkness, God is at work. What looks like stillness may be the first stirring of renewal. In Darks, the faint glimmer of green reminds us that growth often begins hidden, deep within hardship, grief, or survival mode. The image mirrors the moments where we’ve adjusted just enough to keep going, but haven’t yet allowed God to touch the deeper parts of us.

    True healing doesn’t start when the pain ends, it starts when we let God into the pain. He sees more than what we’ve endured; He sees what we can become when we surrender. What we thought disqualified us can become the very place He reveals His power.

    “The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing… Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me.” Psalm 23:1,4 

    Reflection Question:

    What part of your past are you still surviving from, and how might God be inviting you to heal through it, not just around it.

  • Workshops: Art-making on endurance, hidden resilience, and possibility.

    Therapeutic/Educational: Training on quiet transformation and restoration; relevant for addressing depression, hidden resilience, and recovery.

    Community Dialogue: Conversations on resilience, survival, and renewal.

    Youth Engagement: Projects exploring unseen strength and growth.

    Wellness Spaces: Guided reflections on potential, patience, and hope.