Sam Walker
I Am Vertical, 2025
charcoal and oil on loose canvas
188 cm x 158 cm
NZ$ 7,500.00
Suspended deep in the liminal space of grief, Walker reflects on the passing of her grandmother. She imagines their orientations; her grandmother lying horizontally, her final length matching the width...
Suspended deep in the liminal space of grief, Walker reflects on the passing of her grandmother. She imagines their orientations; her grandmother lying horizontally, her final length matching the width of the painting, Walker herself rising slowly, vertically, toward the surface, her height matching exactly the height of the painting. In a quiet dialogue of positions, I Am Vertical is a meditation on the physical measure of grief.