In Marking the Infinite, Hannah explores intricate power dynamics, vulnerability, and the complexities of dependency through powerful visual allegory. Set within the soaring architecture of a gothic cathedral (traditionally a place representing transcendence, peace, and divine connection) the collage introduces two women, intricately bound by chains yet reaching earnestly toward each other. Their suspended forms, locked in mutual reliance, embody the delicate balance between trust and entrapment, support and suffocation.

At the convergence of their outstretched hands rests a single pill, symbolizing escape, relief, or perhaps deeper bondage disguised as comfort. The pill’s ambiguous presence prompts questions about the substances, people, or beliefs we cling to in moments of despair or weakness. Are these external remedies genuine forms of salvation, or are they subtle forms of imprisonment, perpetuating our dependence rather than alleviating it? Through this nuanced imagery, Hannah compels viewers to grapple with the fine line between help and harm, between liberation and captivity.

Deeply informed by her own experiences following the loss of her father, Hannah acknowledges that grief can lead us to grasp desperately for relief, often to find ourselves caught in new dependencies, new constraints. Notably absent from this work are Hannah’s symbolic tentacles (representing her sense of active participation, autonomy, and strength) which underscores a poignant sense of powerlessness and isolation in her process of mourning. Instead of asserting control or providing comfort, Hannah portrays herself as suspended, reliant, and uncertain… a starkly honest admission of vulnerability.

Marking the Infinite ultimately becomes an eloquent reflection on human fragility, emotional need, and the difficult but inevitable truth that sometimes comfort is as much a burden as a blessing. In this piece, Hannah challenges the viewer to recognize their own intricate webs of dependence, gently prompting an introspective reconsideration of what it truly means to heal.