Art cabinet

Broken still life.
In a corner of our small gallery, you come across a broken still life. The artwork, shrouded in cracks and fissures, hopefully catches your attention. Where others might only see a damaged artwork, I hope you see something else. Through the cracks, spread across the art cabinet like fragile veins, shines a soft, golden sheen. These cracks tell stories. Each of them is like a scar that remembers an event, an emotion that once cut too deeply or a dream that never quite came true.
came out. These imperfections actually add something special. It is as if the soul of the artwork exposes itself, without shame, and in that vulnerability lies a special beauty. I am inspired by this thought. It reminds me how in people, through the cracks of their soul, something precious often shines. It is precisely the
scars, the imperfections and broken pieces that make a person unique. Just as the gold shines through the cracks of this still life, we can discover an unexpected shine in our own cracks. Perhaps the gold is not the
material, but the strength and resilience that comes when we embrace our imperfections. Staring at the work, I am grateful for the lesson I have learned through this broken beauty: it is through our cracks that the gold of our souls
becomes visible.

Helen Hobelman