A Cauterized Wound

I have always had a difficult time communicating within the male sphere, often viewing manhood as a negative or violent existence. A Cauterized Wound is a poetic exploration of past violence and trauma surrounding my upbringing as a man, both directed towards me and through me. Within this work I reconcile with my own manhood, utilizing visual poetics and abstraction to both explore a past of violence and speak to the act of healing, both by force and compassion.