Kristina Schuldt’s Kesselbruch explores the fractured body under industrial pressure. Drawing from Cubism and Futurism, she redefines the female form through distortion, tension, and surreal color. A striking vision of modern identity and its breaking points.

Emma Stern’s Fawn is part creature, part code — a haunting meditation on synthetic beauty, digital identity, and what it means to be seen.

Koak’s Beholden offers a quiet yet profound meditation on emotional introspection, solitude, and inner complexity. With bold colors and symbolic detail, the painting captures a moment of stillness heavy with reflection. Catherine Gipton delves into its psychological depth in this ninth CathEssay.