Melancholia grew out of moments often labelled as Blue Mondays, when experimentation became a way to pause and regain balance. Blue is a colour that repeatedly surfaces in this series, not as a simple marker of sadness, but as a space for reflection, ambiguity and quiet persistence.

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Working with layered tones of navy and deep blue allows emotion to settle rather than dissolve. Each application carries weight and restraint. Blue holds tension, introspection and endurance, offering room for feelings that do not ask to be resolved, only acknowledged.

 

Within Melancholia, mistakes are not corrected or erased. Instead, they become starting points. What initially appears as an error is left visible and deliberately extended. By adding layers rather than removing them, the work allows imperfection to guide the process.

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This approach shifts control. The act of making becomes less about refinement and more about response. Each added layer acknowledges what came before and pushes the image further, creating depth through accumulation rather than precision. The surface records hesitation, adjustment and persistence.

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By working with what goes wrong, Melancholia embraces uncertainty as a generative force. The images do not aim for resolution or polish. They carry the trace of decisions made in real time, where mistakes are not failures, but invitations to continue.