This painting has undergone death and rebirth.

Its first incarnation — “Censorship” — emerged during a time when the world was paralyzed by fear and the human voice became a threat. Back then, silence was imposed. Masks, restrictions, and the loss of touch left a mark on the image of a woman with her mouth sealed — yet her eyes still spoke.

But much has changed since then. The work has been re-lived and re-written. Layers of paint — like layers of memory — were stripped away, revealing only what remained true.

Today, this painting bears a new name: “Nigrum” — a reference to the first stage of the alchemical process, the Nigredo, where all form dissolves into darkness.

This is no longer a protest or an accusation.

It is silence born of acceptance.

The figure is not merely censored — she has become the Witness of the Shadow, an archetype where strength and vulnerability coexist.

Her gaze is that of someone who has walked through destruction and allowed herself to break — only to discover, within the rubble, the golden seed of truth.

Censorship is no longer external.

It is an inner stillness that no longer fears.

Only memory, presence, and mature knowing remain:

some truths speak to the world without words.

“Nigrum” is a ritual of internal purification.

A portrait of the soul suspended between pain and revelation.

Painting as philosophy.

The moment of dissolution — from which the return to light begins.