There is a specific kind of peace that belongs to someone who has already survived the thing that was supposed to break them. That is the energy this figure carries, smiling not for the viewer, but from somewhere private, intimate. The consciousness that seeing alone is no longer the point. Knowing is. She was here before the frame. She'll remain after. Thomas Oladayo I Was Here Before, 2023 Acrylic on canvas 36 x 25 x 1 in Unique work Includes a Certificate of Authenticity Shipping Procedure: Ships in a well-protected tube from Berlin, Germany This work is unique, not a print or any other type of copy Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (issued by the Gallery)