INSPIRATION

In Give or take (ii), Karuma presents a figure that feels both fragile and quietly self-assured. Through fluid, enigmatic forms, the artist explores the tensions between vulnerability, intimacy, and emotional restraint. The soft lines and organic elements suggest emotions moving freely while remaining partially concealed.
 
Warm tones and mysterious compositions create a space where tenderness and ambiguity coexist. True to her practice, Karuma approaches deeply personal themes — sexuality, mental health, and repression — while grounding them in African cultural realities, where difficult subjects are often coded, silenced, or approached indirectly.
 
Here, the body becomes a silent language: a site of memory, resistance, and survival.