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Someone’s in here
Someone’s in here is a series of paintings I made over 2019 and 2020. I was thinking about how a bathroom is the one place where a person can truly be alone. Eventually, I began drawing solitary scenes in other settings, with the same interest in expressing how a person’s emotional interior animates their physical space. In developing this body of work, I drew upon intimate memories, imagined scenarios, and scenes from films I was watching at the time.
![Alissa-Zilber_1AM_38.1×25.4cm](https://alissazilber.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Alissa-Zilber_1AM_38.1x25.4cm.jpg)
1AM. Acrylic paint on paper. 38.1 x 25.4 cm. 2020.
![1AM_DETAIL](https://alissazilber.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1AM_DETAIL-1.jpg)
![SKETCH](https://alissazilber.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/SKETCH.jpg)
![1AM-SKETCH](https://alissazilber.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1AM-SKETCH.jpg)
![Alissa-Zilber_Bottle_38.1×25.4cm](https://alissazilber.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Alissa-Zilber_Bottle_38.1x25.4cm.jpg)
Bottle (v). Acrylic paint on paper. 38.1 x 25.4 cm. 2020.
![BOTTLE-SKETCH-2](https://alissazilber.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/BOTTLE-SKETCH-2.jpg)
![RESPITE-ALISSA ZILBER](https://alissazilber.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/RESPITE_HIGH-RES.jpg)
Respite. Acrylic paint on paper. 38.1 x 25.4 cm. 2019.
![RESPITE_DETAIL](https://alissazilber.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/RESPITE_DETAIL.jpg)
![BATH-SKETCH-3](https://alissazilber.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/BATH-SKETCH-3.jpg)
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![EMERGENCY_HIGH-RES](https://alissazilber.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/EMERGENCY_HIGH-RES.jpg)
Emergency. Acrylic paint on paper. 38.1 x 25.4 cm. 2019.
![BATH-SKETCH-2](https://alissazilber.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/BATH-SKETCH-2-scaled.jpg)
![EMERGENCY SKETCH](https://alissazilber.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/EMERGENCY-SKETCH.png)
![STEW_2](https://alissazilber.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/STEW_2.jpg)
Stew. Acrylic paint on paper. 38.1 x 25.4 cm. 2019.
![SNOOZE_HIGH-RES](https://alissazilber.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/SNOOZE_HIGH-RES.jpg)
Snooze. Acrylic paint on paper. 38.1 x 25.4 cm. 2020.
![FLESHWATER_HIGH-RES](https://alissazilber.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/FLESHWATER_HIGH-RES.jpg)
Fleshwater. Acrylic paint on paper. 38.1 x 25.4 cm. 2020.
![FLESHWATER_DETAIL-2](https://alissazilber.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/FLESHWATER_DETAIL-2-1.jpg)
![FLESHWASTER_DETAIL](https://alissazilber.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/FLESHWASTER_DETAIL.jpg)
![ALARM_HIGH-RES](https://alissazilber.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/ALARM_HIGH-RES.jpg)
Alarm. Acrylic paint on paper. 38.1 x 25.4 cm. 2019.
![BATH-SKTECH](https://alissazilber.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/BATH-SKTECH.jpg)
![BATH-SKETCH-5](https://alissazilber.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/BATH-SKETCH-5.jpg)