I am sorry (2025)

"I'm really sorry... I didn't mean to... I love you." These words, often spoken after an act of violence, reveal the paradox of a relationship where love sometimes becomes an excuse for suffering and control. Through this work, the artist explores the mechanisms of domestic violence and the trivialization of apologies that can follow acts of abuse. She confronts the intimacy of abusive relationships with an alarming social reality: that of women and girls who are victims of violence committed by someone close to them. The work creates tension between love and violence, guilt and responsibility, words and actions. It invites us to look beyond appearances to recognize what sometimes hides behind expressions of regret. More than a depiction of suffering, this painting is a reflection on silence, control, and the necessity to break cycles of violence.