Anorexia is no longer a part of me.

The artwork portrays a moment of parting from an identity that had been intertwined with the woman for many years. The figure is wrapped in chains, yet in place of a face blooms a large flower a symbol of a new identity striving to grow beyond pain and old definitions. *The rays of light emerging from the heart of the flower symbolize the inner voice finding its way back, and the possibility of seeing oneself anew. The chains remain present as part of the past and its memories, but they no longer define the figure. The artwork speaks of the moment when one can finally say: This was part of my story, but it is no longer who I am. *