In Panda & I, Tobias Keene presents a child holding a stuffed panda against an undifferentiated black ground. The absence of setting removes narrative context, concentrating attention on posture and gesture. Black functions as a structuring field, suspending the figure between reassurance and exposure. "Panda and I" is part of the body of work - "Held within Black" - in which containment and stillness are used to examnine how identity is shaped within limiting conditions.

Oil on Board

60h x 48w

152.4h x 121.92w