SHHHHH
Approximately 72 × 60 inches

SHHHHH confronts the cultural command for women to stay quiet, layering repeated hushes over an explosion of color that refuses to be subdued. The dense field of vibrant marks suggests the emotional noise beneath enforced silence — fear, rage, survival, and truth all pressing forward at once. The stenciled repetition becomes both a visual barrier and a protest, echoing how voices are often muted, dismissed, or shamed when women speak up about domestic violence and their lived realities. Yet the painting resists quietness entirely; the chaotic, unapologetic palette pushes through the imposed hush, transforming suppression into visibility. Rather than compliance, the work embodies defiance — a reclaiming of voice where silence is no longer protection, but exposure, and where speaking becomes an act of survival, power, and self-preservation.