When I began creating Unspoken Stories, I made a deliberate choice: to strip away most facial features.
It’s easy to think that emotion lives only in a smile, a frown, or the eyes. But I’ve always felt that human stories run deeper than what’s written on a face. They live in posture, in the tilt of a hand, in the way light hits a shoulder, or in the background objects that whisper about a person’s life.
In Unspoken Stories, each figure holds an entire narrative without relying on the obvious cues. A bowed head may suggest reflection or grief. A forward lean could be determination or quiet rebellion. And the space around them — the colors, the objects, the abstract forms — becomes part of the story, almost like a supporting cast in a film.
By removing the face, I invite you, the viewer, to step into the work and project your own feelings and interpretations. It’s no longer just my story — it becomes ours.
For me, this is art at its most powerful: when it sparks a conversation without speaking a word.
Daniel Acero (Politics)