▷ In Between by Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde, 2025 | Mixed Media Painting Today Only

In Between” captures the quiet struggle of holding things in.

With one eye hidden and the other peeking through a tangle of colorful fingers, the figure reflects the push and pull between speaking out and staying silent. Each finger, painted in a different color, hints at emotions too layered to name feelings that defy easy expression. Behind the figure, the Ankara backdrop pulses softly, like a heartbeat of memory and identity, grounding the unseen with something tangible.

This piece speaks to the inner battles we all carry the moments between strength and softness, noise and stillness.

It’s a glimpse into the private journeys no one else sees.