Most of our unhappiness comes from bewilderment and the things left unsaid.
At times we become a hostage to thinking that we don’t deserve to be happy so we reject anything good in our way.
We try to protect ourselves and others by locking it in. We keep ourselves from truly and wholly being present in our joys and letting it run through our bodies.
We shut our hearts to find a balance between practicality and not being let down.
We become gatekeepers of our own joy by doing so.
This artwork is a surreal piece which uses symbolism to express the metaphorical letters that were never sent. The words that were too hard to communicate, the things that couldn't be explained, the possibilities...