This artwork explores the silent struggle of a woman caught between expectation and choice. She is a puppet, suspended by scarlet threads, yet the puppeteer remains unseen. Is she controlled by others, by society, or by her own fears?
The skeletal frame of her skirt recalls a time when a woman's destiny was confined to family and children. Though the world has changed, the cage remains—different in shape, but just as binding. She could resist, break free, cut the strings. But instead, she hangs motionless, her arms outstretched in a crucified pose, her eyes downcast in quiet surrender.
She is not bound by force but by the weight of expectation, by the role imposed upon her—a beautiful doll, admired yet powerless.

Original artwork
Size: 27 1/2 x 35 1/2 in | 70 x 90 cm
Materials: oil on canvas