Love, Power, and Alliance
Amore, Potere, e Alleanza
A series exploring relational intelligence, womanly strategy, and the quiet negotiations that bind individuals, families, and alliances.
The works were exhibited in Rome at Via Margutta as a solo exhibition, and later as a curated mini-solo presentation for International Women’s Day (2025) at Galleria Internazionale Area Contessa Arte. Rendered in a figurative style informed by manga and classical symbolism, the series uses narrative drawing to examine intimacy as power, and power as care.
Medium and Dimension
Medium: Pencil on paper (300 g/m²)
Dimensions: 30 × 40 cm (with passepartout)
Series: 8 works
The Abyss
Three figures stand in a forest, articulating a central choice: to enter an alliance for protection, or to pursue love in its unbound form.
But, where does protection end, and surrender begin?
Swallowed by The Beast
A woman surrenders to power, allowing herself to be enveloped by it. Though metaphorically swallowed by the beast, she remains protected within its embrace.
The Temptation of Power
The Holy Matrimony
She walks away from temptation, leaving behind an impulsive passion in favour of something more calculated.
A union dictated by power and strategy, where love is not the driving force, but rather a tool to build a larger alliances.
Surrender
She submits to authority, but does submission bring happiness or just silent resignation?
Seduction
Seduction satisfies immediate desire; it does not sustain alliance.
Power and Security
In the end, power and security win out over love and temporary desire.
On Romance and Intellect
A final reflection on the coexistence of romantic and intellectual love. A woman may hold both, yet one often quietly prevails.
Together, the series invites reflection on how love, power, and alliance are negotiated — not in theory, but in the quiet decisions that shape a woman’s life.
Shima Trisna 