Rather than resisting darkness, the work acknowledges it as the condition that makes hope visible at all. It reflects the kind of strength that forms slowly, unseen, and continues to exist even before it can be named. An ember, slowly growing in intensity and warmth.

“Hope Born of Darkness” is about the moment when a spark takes shape within chaos. The painting holds the edge, on the precipe, when hope is still fragile, barely visible, but already able to be felt in its glowing warmth.

Painting (made 2026) - acrylic on canvas, 116,8x80,3cm (~45.6x31.5“)

Part of the “Secret Seoul Sabbatical“ Series

Will get signed at the bottom right