The Body Remembers How to Play

Medium:
colored pencils on black mixed media paper

Dimensions:
12" x 9" x 0.1"

Year Completed:
2026

Description:
A fragmented figure emerges from a darkened field, its body assembled from vibrant, rhythmic interruptions of electric blue, pink, and turquoise. Suspended between anatomical structure and abstraction, the figure leans into an unexpected moment of play, tethered to a small red yo-yo by a looping white thread. The composition juxtaposes physical vulnerability with childlike spontaneity, suggesting a body negotiating its own instability while refusing to surrender its capacity for joy. Through expressive mark-making and deliberate negative space, KARABO transforms fragmentation into a gesture of resilience, humor, and defiant lightness.