Fall Asleep

The series Fall Asleep begins from a simple, literal act: falling asleep. From that small but profound shift, the works explore the body in a state of transition — between waking and sleeping, between control and surrender, between presence and absence.

The figures appear in poses that might speak of drifting off, curling inward for warmth, collapsing from fatigue, or floating just outside of awareness. Limbs fold, stretch, or dangle; bodies lean into invisible forces, or hover as if caught mid-fall.

Created with watercolour, pencil, and collage, each figure is first drawn in isolation, then placed into a new, often ambiguous setting. Edges remain open, colours bleed into the white of the paper, as though the bodies are still in the process of becoming. Against this softness, there is always contrast: deep black shapes and dense structures cut into the space, giving the compositions weight and gravity. These dark forms can anchor, contain, or press against the bodies, shifting their stillness into tension.

Shadows, voids, and lines act not as passive backgrounds but as forces — sometimes supporting, sometimes obstructing. The series lingers in moments where direction is uncertain and time feels suspended. These bodies do not perform or achieve; they simply exist, slow and porous, allowing the viewer to drift with them into a space where meaning remains fluid.