Hostage

Abstract

Society has an obligation to acknowledge social injustice in order to motivate action. In my drawings, I subtly portray domestic abuse showing how the action affects the victim's psychological state. Through the process of drawing, I attempt to represent the history, the cycle of repetition, not only as a form of physical abuse, but also as a pattern of emotional abuse. My investigation is based on humanistic empathy and an interest in the potential of art therapy; specifically I am interested in art as a means for communication for those who are not able to speak.