Hide

“The more you hide the Void, the more it hides you”

Hide exposes the cost of concealment. At its center, a single startled eye peers outward, alert and vulnerable, caught in a moment of realization. Surrounding it are layers of false smiles, repeated and enclosing, forming a mask that is meant to protect but instead suffocates. These smiles are not expressions of joy, they are barriers.

Beneath the imagery, the repeated phrase “The more you hide the Void, the more it hides you” hums quietly through the background, reinforcing the cycle of suppression. Each attempt to bury pain only deepens its hold, allowing the Void to seep further into one’s sense of self. What begins as hiding emotions from others becomes hiding from oneself.

The piece speaks to the erosion of identity that follows prolonged denial. As the smiles accumulate, the eye—the last marker of authenticity—struggles to remain visible. Hide captures the fear that after hiding for too long, there may be nothing left to uncover, only the unsettling realization that the Void has not been concealed, but has quietly taken your place.