What Grew Darker

Acrylic on canvas, 24 × 36 in (2025)

In What Grew Darker, Hansa Sethi reflects on the way perception shifts over time. The painting opens with luminous, energetic color — a symbol of childhood’s unfiltered wonder — then deepens into darker tones that suggest the layered weight of experience. A subtle black line connects these realms, a visual thread between innocence and understanding.

Through expressive texture and controlled chaos, Sethi captures the passage from brightness to depth — not as loss, but as evolution. The work speaks to memory, growth, and the quiet transformation that defines maturity.