Dark Places

Sampada's work explores human emotions, state of mind and the complex relationship we have with our own self and life. Each work has different feelings she wants to convey while encouraging viewers to find their own meaningful connection to what they see and feel. Her figures are ambiguous and have no defined gender and represent different parts of an individual to form a narrative that is free to interpretations. The red flower wrapping the figures is a reoccurring theme and represents the thread that connects us to the people we encounter. It is the thread of our own desires and fate that binds us. The flowers are symbols of growth that come from each moment and experience that allows the emotion to overflow.

“Sometimes when you’re in a dark place you think you’ve been buried, but you’ve actually been planted" - Christine Caine.

In this work, Sampada explores her dark place when she is feeling trapped and hopelessness engulfs her. As a reflection on the times we are in, she encourages us to find the sense of hopefulness that something new has been planted from those moment of darkness. The house represents comfort and warmth but is also the very thing that often traps us. By stepping out of the comfort zone and from the shadows, growth will emerge and the flowers are the potential future that awaits. This work is available in A3 size printed on Somerset Fine Art paper and A4 on a special Nepali textured off-white beige paper