In the Fold of Night — The Nocturnes. Erica Tandori, 2026.
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In the Fold of Night
Oil on board
2026
Textured abstract landscape dominated by vivid blue. A white moon sits right of centre, below the middle, between dark ridges above and a silver-blue, craggy foreground. Curved marks form a faint halo around it.
A broad opening of cobalt and brighter blue extends across the centre. Within it, a raised white moon sits towards the lower right, encircled by curved blue strokes. Dark navy and charcoal gather across the top in long, overlapping folds with silver edges. Below, rough grey-blue forms stretch across the foreground, broken by pale patches and deeper channels. The central blue is relatively open, though scored with fine marks. Its enclosing textures suggest shelter within a restless landscape.
Night gathers its folds around a pocket of blue. A moon rests there, held between the weight of the land and the dark above. Light touches the rough edges gently. Within this small opening, the world seems to offer shelter without closing the way beyond.