Hold me. Please?

Hold me. Please?

Hold me. Please? Installation, mixed media, 2022 Hanne Arends

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Hold me. Please? is an installation about losing oneself in love. About wanting someone so deeply that the need to be held begins to outweigh the need to remain whole.

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The work captures a moment of surrender—where closeness turns into dependence, and comfort and fragility exist side by side. Soft, inviting forms contrast with reflective materials, revealing how intimacy can both shelter and expose. What appears reassuring may also mirror emptiness.

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Hold me. Please? invites the viewer to reflect on vulnerability, longing, and the delicate line between connection and self-loss. It inhabits the space between holding on and letting go, where love becomes both refuge and risk.