Under the Garden

Above ground, everything appears calm.

The wind moves gently through the leaves, the surface world unaware of what brews beneath it.

But under the soil, hidden from sight, a quiet upheaval unfolds. The roots expand, coil, and push forward—no longer passive supporters of life above, but the architects of its collapse.

This drawing captures the moment just before the inevitable break-through.

The deep black background holds the tension of something ancient and relentless, gathering force in the shadows. What is still invisible is already shaping the fate of what grows above.

Under the Garden reflects on the destructive power of unchecked growth.

The roots represent systems that evolve beyond their limits—structures that suffocate themselves in pursuit of more. Above ground, innocence lingers; below, the future has already taken root.

It is a portrait of transformation, of danger, and of the beauty that exists in the silent rise of what we refuse to see.