Marc Bijl ‘Dark Symbolism’, ‘Black Romance’, ‘My Own Secret Society’, 2003, Exhibition 'Urban Gothic', Groninger Museum, Groningen, the Netherlands

Marc Bijl ‘Dark Symbolism’, ‘Black Romance’, ‘My Own Secret Society’, 2003, Exhibition 'Urban Gothic', Groninger Museum, Groningen, the Netherlands

Marc Bijl ‘Group Mechanism', ‘Dark Symbolism’, ‘La rivoluzione siamo noi', (‘We are the Revolution’), ‘Freedom’, ‘BlackRomance', Exhibition 'Urban Gothic', Groninger Museum, Groningen, the Netherlands

Marc Bijl ‘Dark Symbolism’, 2003, ‘Don't Tread on Me' / ‘Black Flag', 2007, (Flag textile and epoxy), Exhibition 'Urban Gothic', Groninger Museum, Groningen, the Netherlands

Artist Statement:

Power doesn’t always come with volume. Sometimes it just returns.

“He Wasn’t Finished Yet” is a portrait of unfinished business the quiet threat of something unresolved. The Lamb doesn't rush, doesn't explain, doesn’t seek redemption. He simply reappears, covered in proof.

I created this piece to explore the moment between ending and beginning, where what comes next is inevitable and entirely up to the viewer.

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#RhondaMelo, #Melora, #Melora<3, #MeloraArtist, #HeWasntFinishedYet, #AIArt, #GenerativeArt, #DarkSymbolism, #FineArtDigital, #NewMediaArt, #LambMythology, #BloodAndSilence, #PostRitualPresence, #SurrealPortraiture, #PsychologicalAuthority, #ArtThatSpeaks, #UncannyPower, #FlickroftheDay, #VisualTension, #ContemporaryConceptualism

Artist Statement:

When the mask is heavy, even silence starts to sound familiar.

“He Thought He Heard His Name” is about doubt. Not collapse. Not revelation. Just that flicker of wondering whether you’re still being watched or remembered.

The Lamb isn’t preparing. He isn’t collapsing. He’s listening. And maybe that’s the most dangerous thing of all: not knowing if the voice is real or part of the act.

I made this to explore how stillness isn’t always peace. Sometimes it’s strategy. Sometimes it’s hallucination.

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#RhondaMelo, #Melora, #Melora<3, #MeloraArtist, #HeThoughtHeHeardHisName, #AIArt, #GenerativeArt, #DarkSymbolism, #SurrealPortraiture, #FineArtDigital, #NewMediaArt, #NarrativeStillness, #ArtThatSpeaks, #GalleryInstallation, #ConceptualPhotography, #LambMythology, #PsychologicalTension, #PostRitualArt, #UncannyVisuals, #ModernMythmaking

Artist Statement:

Power doesn't always scream. Sometimes it walks slowly, covered in proof.

“He Didn’t Need to Raise His Voice” is a portrait of quiet authority of a presence that no longer needs to justify itself. The Lamb doesn’t threaten. It doesn’t prepare. It simply arrives.

The stains speak louder than the mask. The posture replaces the gesture.

I created this image to explore what happens when ritual becomes routine and what violence looks like when it no longer surprises anyone.

Hashtags :

#RhondaMelo, #Melora, #Melora<3, #MeloraArtist, #HeDidntNeedToRaiseHisVoice, #AIArt, #GenerativeArt, #DarkSymbolism, #FineArtDigital, #MaskedPower, #PostRitualIdentity, #SurrealPortraiture, #BloodAndSilence, #UncannyTension, #ArtThatSpeaks, #NewMediaArt, #FlickroftheDay, #LambMythology, #PsychologicalAuthority, #GalleryPiece, #VisualReckoning