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⌜ HELD ⌝

Held_ is a reflection on emotional containment.
The figure sits in ritual stillness, her body forming a closed yet balanced composition.
The bright red sun imposes a silent tension, while the blue stone she touches becomes a symbol of memory, weight, or thought.
Nothing moves, yet everything is charged.

This illustration continues Mila's research into inner states through minimal, symbolic gestures. Like in Glass_ or Waiting_, the silence is not absence — it’s density.

⌜ 𝗛𝗘𝗟𝗗, 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 ⌟
This is how I imagine a possible installation for the Held_ series.
Alongside the illustrations and the video, I always envision three-dimensional elements that complete the work: a sculptural presence, something physical that gives shape to what is only suggested in the images.
The central bench echoes the stone found in the series — a symbol of grounding and stillness. The suspended wires, made of red enamelled copper, represent thoughts, ideas, invisible connections between the self, the earth, and others.
An interplay of forms and materials that turns Held_ into an immersive experience — between body, image, and space.