Warhol on Warhol

Andy represents the internal voice that shaped my self-perception - often quietly, often critically, and not always with kindness.

For a long time, this voice dictated how I understood myself, influencing my sense of worth, identity, and presence without ever being questioned. It became familiar, persuasive, and difficult to distinguish from truth.

The double portrait symbolises the confrontation between two versions of the self. One is shaped by fear, distortion, and inherited belief - the version formed through external pressure, comparison, and expectation. The other emerges through self-awareness, reflection, and the slow dismantling of those narratives. The space between the two figures reflects the tension of that process: the discomfort of recognising that the voice you trusted may not have been your own.

This piece mirrors the mental work required to separate perception from reality - to observe thoughts without immediately accepting them as fact. It is about learning to step back from the internal narrative, to examine it, and ultimately to loosen its hold. In doing so, the work speaks to a broader human experience: the struggle to understand who we are beneath fear, and the quiet clarity that can surface when we begin to question it.