Held, Not Healed

Each piece in this series carries something — inherited, chosen, or unresolved — without the closure of recovery or redemption. These aren't scenes of healing or arrival. They're scenes of ongoing presence, caught in the act of continuing to hold what's been given, taken, or claimed, rather than pretending it's been set down. Weight remains weight. Marks remain marks. What's carried stays carried — not as burden alone, but as evidence of having stood beneath it and stayed standing.