“I am tired of trying to hold myself together.”

“I am tired of trying to hold myself together.”

Pencil on paper, 30 × 40 cm, 2026.

This work is about emotional exhaustion and the quiet moment when a person no longer wants to remain strong for everyone else.I wanted to preserve a feeling of vulnerability, silence, and emotional surrender. The minimal line creates a fragile presence, almost dissolving between body, thought, and rest.For me, this work is about the moment when letting go becomes more honest than holding everything together.

“I am tired of trying to hold myself together.”

— inspired by Clarice Lispector