Anna Krištofíková - To Leave a Trace

A young figure pulls at a metal chain, its weight already etched into the skin. The key rests just below the collarbone, inert but heavy with implication. The subject is based on Anna Nováková, a friend of the artist who often wears a similar chain. Yet the scene feels internal, held in tension between removal and attachment. The patterned background mirrors the rhythm of hair, heartbeat, and childhood rituals of tracing floorboards. These visual echoes link early memories to altered states experienced years later in New York. To Leave a Trace reflects on the marks we carry.