![Between Shadow and Light, Ink on paper, 575 x 490mm (frame size h x w), 2012](http://katealterio.co.nz/content/uploads/2017/05/1.jpg)
Words Fall Like Water (2012)
Words Fall Like Water was born through observations made during meditations and reflections on the transitory nature of the physical world and of human experience.
Every second we are graced with opportunities to embrace life. The past no longer exists and the future is a projection. The present moment is the place where our lives unfold.
These paintings invite the viewer into the space between stillness and intensity. The contrast between strong masculine lines and soft feminine edges allude to the dual nature of the human condition. The horizontal and vertical plains represent the integration of opposites, spiritual and material, feminine and masculine, yin and yang. Torn paper hints at the world’s fragility and the ephemeral nature of our existence but also to the layers within one’s self.
In this ever-changing world awareness is constant – all else has the potential to fall away. Yet life is a tapestry of moments and although bound by impermanence our experiences can change our internal worlds forever.
![Between Shadow and Light, Ink on paper, 575 x 490mm (frame size h x w), 2012](http://katealterio.co.nz/content/uploads/2017/05/1.jpg)
![Ephemeral Light, Ink on paper, 585 x 455mm (frame size h x w), 2012](http://katealterio.co.nz/content/uploads/2017/05/Ephemeral-Light-.jpg)
![Ephemeral Light (Detail), Ink on paper, 585 x 455mm (frame size h x w), 2012](http://katealterio.co.nz/content/uploads/2017/06/ephemeral-Light-close-up.jpg)
![Open Hands, Sand-blasted glass, ink on paper, 820 x 435mm (frame size h x w), 2012](http://katealterio.co.nz/content/uploads/2017/05/Open-Hands.jpg)
![Open Hands (Detail), Sand-blasted glass, ink on paper, 820 x 435mm (frame size h x w), 2012](http://katealterio.co.nz/content/uploads/2017/05/Open-hands-Detail-shot-of-sandblasting.jpg)
![Every Moment is Fleeting, Ink on paper, 840 x 690mm (frame size h x w), 2012](http://katealterio.co.nz/content/uploads/2017/05/Every-Moment-is-Fleeting.jpg)
![Every Moment is Fleeting (Detail I), Ink on paper, 840 x 690mm (frame size h x w), 2012](http://katealterio.co.nz/content/uploads/2017/06/Every-moment-is-fleeting-Window-2.jpg)
![Every Moment is Fleeting (Detail II), Ink on paper, 840 x 690mm (frame size h x w), 2012](http://katealterio.co.nz/content/uploads/2017/06/Every-moment-is-fleeting-window-5.jpg)
![Every Moment is Fleeting (Detail III), Ink on paper, 840 x 690mm (frame size h x w), 2012](http://katealterio.co.nz/content/uploads/2017/06/Every-moment-is-fleeting-Window-7.jpg)
![Endings Create Beginnings, Ink on paper, 500 x 500mm (frame size h x w), 2012](http://katealterio.co.nz/content/uploads/2017/05/2.jpg)
![The Energy of Restraint, Ink on paper, 645 x 410mm (frame size h x w), 2012](http://katealterio.co.nz/content/uploads/2017/05/6.jpg)
![Heart of Fire, Sand-blasted glass, ink on paper, 810 x 670mm (frame size h x w), 2012](http://katealterio.co.nz/content/uploads/2017/05/Heart-of-Fire.jpg)
![Heart of Fire (Detail), Sand-blasted glass, ink on paper, 810 x 670mm (frame size h x w), 2012](http://katealterio.co.nz/content/uploads/2017/05/Heart-of-fire-detail-shot-of-sandblasting.jpg)
![Trail of Light, Ink on paper, 710 x 470mm (frame size h x w), 2012](http://katealterio.co.nz/content/uploads/2017/05/Trail-of-Light.jpg)
![Open Page, Sand-blasted glass, ink on paper, 410 x 330mm (frame size h x w), 2012](http://katealterio.co.nz/content/uploads/2017/05/Open-Page.jpg)
![Open Page (Detail), Sand-blasted glass, ink on paper, 410 x 330mm (frame size h x w), 2012](http://katealterio.co.nz/content/uploads/2017/05/Open-Page-detail-shot-of-sandblasting.jpg)
![Somewhere Between Breath and Decay, Ink on paper, 755 x 570mm (frame size h x w), 2012](http://katealterio.co.nz/content/uploads/2017/05/9.jpg)
![Hum of the Universe, Ink on paper, 905 x 610mm (frame size h x w), 2012](http://katealterio.co.nz/content/uploads/2017/05/Hum-of-the-Universe.jpg)
![Words Fall Like Water (Installation Photo), Gallery 33, 2012](http://katealterio.co.nz/content/uploads/2017/05/12.jpg)
Gallery 33
2012![Words Fall Like Water (Installation Photo), Gallery 33, 2012](http://katealterio.co.nz/content/uploads/2017/05/14.jpg)
Gallery 33
2012