{"product_id":"halfway-to-nowhere","title":"Halfway to Nowhere","description":"\u003cp\u003eHalfway to Nowhere begins with an absence. A void, black and endless, and across it, a bridge made of stones that seem to hover rather than rest. There is no ground beneath them, only the suggestion of one, held together by trust more than structure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA single figure stands at its center. Not moving forward, not turning back, just paused, a silhouette caught between where they came from and where they are going. The distance in either direction looks the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe image does not appear through paint or ink. It is built from controlled scratches on acrylic glass, revealed through light rather than pigment. From a distance the bridge and the figure emerge whole, monumental against the dark. Move closer and that same certainty dissolves into a field of scratches, resolving into meaning only from the right angle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat shift mirrors the subject itself. Courage rarely feels solid while it is happening. It is easier to recognize afterward, from a distance, than to trust in the moment it is required. The bridge holds because each stone holds the next, the same way the image holds because each scratch depends on the ones beside it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHalfway to Nowhere continues the Art with Scratch series by Tijs Dragtsma, in which imagery is constructed through controlled surface damage rather than pigment or print. A visual language where damage is not destruction, but structure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Some crossings are only visible once you are already standing on them.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore about the artist, process and materials can be found on the About page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuestions about this work, availability or shipping can be sent through the contact page.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TD Fine Art Studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58799394390341,"sku":null,"price":4500.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0904\/0724\/0005\/files\/Halfway_to_Nowhere_thumbnail.jpg?v=1786140367","url":"https:\/\/tdfineartstudio.com\/products\/halfway-to-nowhere","provider":"TD Fine Art Studio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}