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Working on the same set of sheets as Dark Forest but collated and folded differently a new text has been overlaid" (Monica Oppen, Bibliotheca Librorum apud Artificem catalogue).
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Oppen presents a metaphorical forest to symbolise the power and the powerlessness that comes with love, sacrifice, betrayal and loss. With the use of strong images and text, the entire work has a dark and dense energy, creating a moment which allows readers to feel and reflect on their deepest of set human emotions.
'This work is about love; about power and powerlessness; about action and inaction; about sacrifice, betrayal and loss' (Monica Oppen, Bibliotheca Librorum apud Artificem catalogue).