"Below, Between, Above, Then Through" unfolds as a layered examination of presence and absence, weaving fragmented faces and whispered texts into a densely interwoven collage. Predominantly rendered in blacks, whites, and subtle grays, the composition evokes a quiet tension between visibility and concealment, where each visage portraits of Gia Carangi appears both revealed and obscured, as if suspended across thresholds of memory and identity. The splintered typographic elements, drawn from printed sources and arranged in fragmented phrases, hint at stories left incomplete, adding to the work’s elusive narrative texture.

Dynamic angular marks and geometric shapes cut through the surface, producing a restless energy that unsettles the stillness of the portraits and text. This interplay of structure and fragmentation manifests a space where chaos and control coexist, reflecting the complexity of inner life shadowed by external pressures.

Gia Carangi: the pains that have burned me and scarred my soul, it was worth it, for having been allowed to walk where I've walked, which was to hell on earth, heaven on earth, back again, into, under, far in between, through it, in it, and above.

The work reverberates with echoes of vulnerability and resilience, channeling the spirit of a figure both iconic and quietly tragic. It holds the weight of endurance under scrutiny, the quiet persistence of identity amid forces that fragment and redefine it. There is a palpable sense of grappling with history and selfhood, moments hovering between hope and isolation, where the presence of another seen through careful, cracked gaze both grounds and eludes.

This piece invites reflection on the fragile boundaries that separate mercy from suffering and justice from retribution, acknowledging the layered experiences of those who navigate systems of power and cultural constraint. The faces, the marks, the textual murmurs collectively give voice to memorials of resilience amid invisibility, suggesting that even within fractured spaces there is a steadfast flame. This flame, subtle yet unyielding, illuminates the quiet but profound work of bearing witness, forging through shadow toward something beyond what is simply seen.