WICK

A brutally stark image of mental resilience; a woman stands engulfed in flames, her body becoming the wick through which a fire is sustained. She remains still and composed, holding her ground as she burns, undamaged.

WICK explores the human cost of a system that consumes the people who sustain it. Our energy, passions, dreams and abilities become fuel, channelled into labour, taxation and a machinery of perpetual growth. It questions a way of life we have come to accept as natural, and how much of ourselves we surrender simply to exist within it.

Her beauty is deliberate: a testament to the extraordinary strength within humanity, and our capacity to retain dignity amid suffering. This tension between beauty and brutality reflects in Malum’s wider work, which explores human nature and the ways in which we exist, shape and endure world around us.

WICK asks how much a person can give before there is nothing left to burn.

Print information

Dimensions:

Height: 1033mm / 103cm

Width: 432mm / 103cm

Edition: 25

15mm border top and side border

35mm bottom border, signed and editioned.

*NOTE. This is not a standard “off the shelf” frame ratio / size and will need bespoke framing.

There will only be 25 prints produced of this large scale piece. Be part of the exclusive collection.

Each print is produced on genuine Hahnemühle Photo Rag, widely regarded as one of the finest fine art papers available and trusted by galleries, museums and collectors worldwide. With its exceptional archival qualities, rich tonal range and luxurious surface texture, it is considered by many artists and printers to be the benchmark for museum-quality reproduction.

No expense has been spared in the production of these editions. Every aspect of the process; from professional artwork capture and colour management to paper selection and printing, has been chosen to faithfully reproduce the original painting at the highest possible standard.

These prints represent the culmination of years spent refining both my artwork and printmaking process, with the goal of creating a collector-grade piece that honours the original work in every detail.

WICK is a personal favourite, the original painting in oil, having sold less than 48 hours after completion. The original, standing just over 6ft tall, resides within the personal collection of a Bloodstock Festival director.