Lend

Lend reveals the quiet transfer of control that often goes unnoticed. A pale hand hovers above, fingers loosening as a dulled crown slips from its grasp. Once a symbol of identity, agency, and self-worth, the crown here has lost its radiance. The act of release appears passive, as though the loss has already been accepted.

Below, a darker hand waits to receive it. Thin strings wind from its fingers upward, subtly tethering the lighter hand above. This connection exposes the imbalance of power: what appears to be a choice is instead a guided motion. The darker hand’s doubled outlines and misaligned colors distort its form, suggesting deception—the Void presenting itself as something familiar, even helpful, while quietly exerting control.

Lend embodies the unsettling realization that depression does not always take, it convinces. It persuades you to hand over pieces of yourself willingly, until you discover that what you thought you were letting go of was already being pulled from you.