linocut; paper 11×11″

Human beings have evolved into sensitive and cultured creatures, with vast regions of the cerebral cortex devoted to the appreciation of tender touch, deep emotions, and the subtleties of life. Yet, paradoxically, we are also entrenched in the act of destroying one another, seeking hollow “victories” over land and lives. As someone who has been both a soldier and now an artist, I have come to understand the profound impact a single bullet can wield. In an instant, it shatters all that is delicate and beautiful, leaving behind only devastation and the haunting question of whether such a “victory” is ever truly worth its cost.