Let Light Flow by Brooke Borcherding

In *Let Light Flow*, Borcherding employs oil paint to construct a composition where light operates as both subject and formal element. The work demonstrates the medium's capacity to render atmospheric conditions through layered pigment and varied surface texture. Transparent and opaque passages create visual movement across the canvas, establishing a dialogue between illuminated and shadowed areas. The title suggests an intentional engagement with light's physical properties—its diffusion, transmission, and material presence. Through paint handling alone, Borcherding builds spatial depth and temporal dimension, allowing viewers to apprehend the work's internal dynamics as a self-contained system of visibility and concealment.