Oxymoron

Oxymoron by Linda Zhengová is a haunting exploration of intimacy, power, and self-reconstruction. Emerging from the artist’s personal history, the series forms a visual archive of red flags, fleeting escapes, and the subtle violence of self-sabotage.

Created in the aftermath of an abusive relationship, the work was shaped through a nocturnal alter ego, a shadow self that became both a refuge and a lens. In this liminal space, Zhengová sought out intensity as a way to pierce emotional numbness. Drawn to acts of raw exposure and extremity, she confronted the boundaries of vulnerability and control. These encounters became a stage on which desire, obsession, and empowerment collided, offering fragments of reclamation and fragile self-love.

The resulting body of work is an oxymoron in itself: tender yet confrontational, destructive yet redemptive. It stands as both a testimony to endurance and a dedication to those who, like the artist, have found a way to step beyond their cages.