Efflorescence Tears is a series of large‑format oil paintings that draw upon blurred memories and delicate emotions encased within a hardened shell. Flickers of recollection emerge—hazy impressions and the names of plants once found in the frozen landscapes of my childhood. Layers of memory become translucent, revealing how some things resist remembrance while others beg to be forgotten.

Efflorescence is a process in which deeply absorbed water slowly evaporates, leaving behind fragile salt flowers on a surface. What first appears solid and impenetrable, exposes its fragile core over time.