Beneath the Skin

“This work confronts the idea of vulnerability by peeling back every outer layer and exposing what lies beneath. On one page, the figure shows the back — clawing at the skin as the spine and pelvis emerge, blurring the line between body and bone. On the opposite page, the front is revealed: a shirt lifted away not to show beauty, but to expose ribs, organs, and a hollow chest. By pairing flesh with skeletal diagrams, the piece reduces the body to its rawest truth — fragile, mortal, and unprotected. It is a meditation on what it means to be seen beyond surface appearances, a reminder that beneath every exterior lies something delicate and real.”