Crucified

This painting is part of my Panopticon series, which reflects on mechanisms of surveillance, control, and observation. The work is rooted in my personal experience of restriction and monitoring, but it extends beyond one place or culture. The panopticon is not only a physical structure of power but also a psychological condition: individuals internalize the presence of the gaze and begin to watch themselves.

In this piece, I explore how the act of being observed dissolves the boundary between the external and the internal. Control becomes systemic, shifting from violent visibility to subtle, invisible pressures. The painting embodies this tension between exposure and concealment, freedom and restraint, showing how the watcher and the watched collapse into one.