*Running* sits alongside *Dancing* as part of a group of works that move away from formal portraiture and towards imagined, bodily memory. Like *Dancing*, it is not taken from a single source image, but is instead an amalgamation of multiple visual references and lived experiences.
The painting depicts a young girl running through a wooded landscape. The moment feels spontaneous and unposed, echoing the kinds of images taken after formal family photographs, when the structure dissolves and children move freely through space.
The work explores ideas of freedom, movement, and natural environments. The setting in the woods emphasises openness and physical autonomy, while the slightly formal or “best” clothing creates a gentle tension between presentation and play.
As with much of the exhibition, *Running* operates as an imagined memory – not a specific event, but a constructed feeling. It reflects a childhood defined less by documentation and more by sensation: speed, light, fabric, breath, and the experience of being in motion.
