Nissa Jordan
Emerge
Acrylic on canvas
Artist Statement
I painted this as the final part of a series that I didn’t understand before I was diagnosed with brain cancer. Looking back, it makes sense now. I think it represents having to die to your old self before you can be reborn into the true presence, freedom, and life that awaits you. Sometimes that rebirth is facilitated through undesirable circumstances. This painting is a reflection of the bridge between the complete collapse of my old identity and the more authentic self that I am unraveling now. It’s titled Emerge for this reason.
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