Persist

Persist is a series of graphite works that emerge from the deeply personal terrain of ongoing mental health struggles. Through this body of work, Spike Tickner explores the fragile, yet resilient, space of tension between survival and creative expression. Visual echoes of internal battles - the act of drawing becomes a ritual of staying present, a companion through moments of anguish. 

Visual echoes of internal battles. Persist explores the way art can be both a coping mechanism and an act of resistance, as well as a conduit for connection; drawing becomes a ritual of staying present, a tender companion through moments of anguish.