Tumble
Tumble forms the counterpart to Juggle. On a dark background, a figure lies on the ground, collapsed under the weight of the very tasks that previously hovered in motion. Above her rises a chaotic arrangement of objects and shapes. Some are clearly recognizable, such as skulls, flowers, stones or a strawberry, while others remain abstract. From this pile two legs extend upward, and the figure gazes directly at the viewer, exhausted, questioning, perhaps reproachful.
The painting translates a personal moment of overload into visual form. It was created during a time marked by the overlap of care work, professional strain and family crises. The deaths of both grandmothers within a short period became the emotional tipping point, a collapse that resonated both physically and psychologically.
In Tumble, this experience is condensed into an image of disintegration. Inner and outer burdens merge into a single body that can no longer maintain balance, revealing both vulnerability and the quiet persistence that remains after the fall.
Acrylic & oil pastel on canvas
90 × 135 cm
2024
