A frozen moment in time beyond the grasps of time, a coffin where senses hollow out and hope dries up.
A public pool with dirty tiles, empty but for twisted tubing, a multitude of drains and a headless statue.
Watched by a single cloud.
6 feet is a typical length for the deep end, but being 6 feet below ground is another phrase for being dead and buried.
The statue is based off ancient Egyptian art. Clenched fists betray feeling, but the lack of a head signifies detachment or failed emotional processing.
The placement of the tube above the severed neck of the statue is reminsicent of an execution and implies that the tube replaces the head or that the draining of water through the tube caused the detachment of the head.
It is difficult for water to flow through such twisted tubing, or for one person to unknot it alone.
20x24", oil on canvas