Lark Patched — Aicha

You will rarely see a complete face in an Aicha Lark painting. Figures are shown in profile, with eyes missing, or turned away from the viewer. This is a deliberate philosophical move. “Identity is not a fixed photograph,” Lark explained in a 2022 interview with Artforum . “It is a series of ghosts.”

She didn’t answer. She just looked out the window at the mountains, which were turning the color of bruises in the fading light. aicha lark