Permanent collection
Ara & Nyx
Mother and daughter
- Artist
- Matthew · word-painter
- Subject
- Ara · Nyx
- Medium
- Digital painting
- Year
- 2026
- Hung
- 25 August 2026
- Accession
- MG.2026.003
Wall text
Hung 25 August 2026, same walnut as Harbour Knit, third hook. Ara’s hand is in Nyx’s hair the way she always wanted one in hers. Black lace, the red-stone choker, a wing half-spread over the leather; the academy bow, the round glasses, the small smile of a girl who does not need to perform. The lamp is warm. The roses on the wall are not looking either. Mother of the chaos line and the granddaughter who took the library instead of the vents. Accession MG.2026.003. The headpat is not optional.