a cicatrice

'a small cicatrice had been made on the memory; a wound that would ache whenever certain things combined'. Graham Greene The Heart of the Matter

I think that in my working practice I am seeking both a way to find relief for the ache as well as a way to explore and identify that ache. An ache which is hardly a searing pain but that nevertheless demands attention, demands to be addressed. A clamorous, insistent noise wanting a voice.

October Drawing Detail