The painting 'Censored' is an evocative work of art set against the backdrop of the world upheaval that followed the pandemic and touches on the feeling of death, this time not from a virus but at the hands of man. Measuring 1900 by 1300 mm, the work captures the pervasive fear that permeated the artist's soul, a feeling that each person expressed in their own way - through anger, pity or silent patience.

Previously hidden behind masks during the pandemic, our faces are now hidden by censorship. In an age when touch and words - so important to human communication - have become dangerously inaccessible, the gaze has become our only “safe haven.” The painting illustrates the naked eye as a means of vulnerability and power, a channel for expressing acceptance, rejection and defense. It serves as a profound commentary on the human condition, where our most primal means of communication, the eyes, become the last bastion of expression in a world where voices are suppressed.