Aki Arturi

After hearing the news of a murder, Daniela flees her apartment, only to find herself trapped in a staircase loop. To escape, she must confront the guilt of her past.

Two figures —an angel bathed in light and a widow veiled in mourning— mirror each other’s gestures. Through the interplay of costume, color, and hand-drawn intervention, Emerge & Fade explores how innocence and disillusion coexist and transform one another.

After hearing the news of a murder, Daniela flees her apartment, only to find herself trapped in a staircase loop. To escape, she must confront the guilt of her past.

Two figures —an angel bathed in light and a widow veiled in mourning— mirror each other’s gestures. Through the interplay of costume, color, and hand-drawn intervention, Emerge & Fade explores how innocence and disillusion coexist and transform one another.