Will This Ever End? (edition 5 of 5)

Medium

Engraving on cotton paper

Dimensions

39"H × 24"W

Year

2026

Created during an early period of transition and self-inquiry, Will This Ever End? emerges from an intuitive process of making rather than a predetermined concept. The original pattern was developed while Meshel was working on her previous body of work, The Body Keeps the Score, marking a moment in which the act of creation became a tool for self-recognition and affirmation. Central to the work is Meshel’s first exploration of the one-line technique, executed without lifting the drawing instrument from the surface. This continuous gesture introduces both constraint and fluidity, requiring a sustained negotiation between control and release. The resulting composition records a process of endurance and attention, where the image unfolds through a single, uninterrupted movement. Each version of the work brings together layered elements derived from engraved imagery, reworked into a new visual language. A secondary intervention introduces a collage variation, expanding the dialogue between repetition and transformation.