Painted Voices is a visual symphony of thought, memory, and untold stories. The layered face emerges from a storm of colour, with its piercing gaze hinting at countless narratives embedded beneath the surface. Simone captures the tension of listening to unseen voices — those of ancestry, experience, and the subconscious — and transforms them into striking visual form.
As part of Se Lavi, the work pushes the viewer to consider identity as a chorus rather than a single note. Every mark on the canvas is deliberate yet restless, speaking to Simone’s instinctive style. The result is a portrait that feels alive, one that seems to whisper, shout, and echo all at once, leaving the audience caught in its reverberations.
