By The Rivers of Babylon

By The Rivers of Babylon
They stand like prayers in pastel stone,
Exiled shapes, together—alone.
A silent song through crooked line,
Where memory floats beyond design.

This gouache on paper uses a naïve abstract style, with simplified human forms integrated into vertical, architectural blocks, recalling both cityscapes and sacred lament. The black contour lines and soft color fields evoke spiritual restraint and cultural displacement. Rooted in symbolic abstraction and primitivist influence, the piece channels ancient sorrow through a modern minimalist lens.