Reflecting on the devastation of bombings, the heat of fire, and the collapse of a once-familiar world, these memories are embedded in layers of paint—applied and then violently stripped away. TAKI painted the canvas only to destroy it, peeling it apart with a knife and his bare hands, mirroring the way war tears through life yet leaves behind an unintended beauty in its destruction. Through this piece, he seeks to reveal that even in ruin, something profound and raw emerges.