Infection
"When wounds turn to warnings"
How can wounds, whether physical, emotional, or societal, leave us vulnerable?
Infection examines the peak of pain, the slow decay that follows, and the associated risks when true healing is bypassed.
The composition evokes a slow encroachment—color and texture diffusing like a contaminant, symbolizing the internalization of distress.
Are we cognisant of our wounds or the ones of those around us? If not, what will it cost us?
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Infection marks a shift in tone and temperature—where the consequences of unhealthy infiltrations begin to surface. What once seemed stable begins to corrode from within. The palette speaks of quiet toxicity: a sickly green spreading under pressure, punctuated by foreign intrusions.
This piece visualizes what happens when harm is left unchecked—when trust is breached, and systems fail to respond. There is no wound without cause here, only escalation. Infection doesn’t scream, but it festers.
It stands as a visual metaphor for collective disregard—for the way pain ignored becomes pain multiplied.
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Sin often starts small—unseen, even justified. But when left to linger, it spreads. Like infection in the body, rebellion unchecked seeps into every corner of our lives.
Infection echoes the warnings of scripture: that what’s hidden will be revealed, and that consequences follow disobedience, often through exposure.
Still, even in decay, God does not abandon. His love meets us not in our perfection but in our unraveling. He offers not just cleansing, but restoration.
“I will restore you to health and heal your wounds.” — Jeremiah 30:17
(See v.12-16 for context)
Reflection Question:
Who or what in our lives are we overlooking? And how is God inviting you to be more present?
Infection