Godfrey Afebuame, Absent Presence II, 2026 Oil on canvas 16 × 16 × 1 in Unique work Includes a Certificate of Authenticity Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected Box from Canada This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gallery) Absent Presence is a diptych that explores the modern duality of the human experience—the intersection of our physical immersion in the natural world and our digital tether to elsewhere. Across two distinct panels, the work captures figures at the St. Catharines shoreline during sunset who are physically present, yet cognitively detached, lost in the glow of their screens.The work utilizes heavy body acrylics and a signature palette knife impasto technique to render the vibrant, fleeting light of the coast. By juxtaposing the timeless, impressionistic beauty of the beach with the pervasive, static posture of digital engagement, this diptych invites the viewer to reflect on the nature of connection, memory, and what it means to be truly "present" in the age of constant communication.