Author/Artist :Somnath HoreTitle :Somnath HoreSize :11 x 7.5 inMedium :Pen/Ink on paper
Emotionally, the drawing feels quiet, fragile, and contemplative. The entangled lines suggest a reclining body—perhaps at rest, perhaps weighed down by fatigue. Unlike the aggressive and violent strokes of his conflict etchings, here there is a kind of resigned stillness.The figure looks almost like it is dissolving into the background, which conveys the feeling of disappearance, anonymity, and vulnerability. The fragmented outlines may remind one of famine victims or forgotten bodies—reduced not only in flesh but in identity. At the same time, the simplicity gives it a gentle, meditative tone, as if Hore is whispering rather than shouting.
