Scared Js1 Boy, Seromo Okoro, 2025 Oil on Canvas

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Seromo Okoro,
Scared Js1 Boy, 2025
Oil on canvas
36 × 48 × 1 in | 61 × 121.9 × … Read more Seromo Okoro,
Scared Js1 Boy, 2025
Oil on canvas
36 × 48 × 1 in | 61 × 121.9 × 2.5 cm
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This painting reflects a personal memory of leaving home for boarding school at thirteen. It captures the emotional weight of that moment , the uncertainty, fear, and quiet vulnerability that comes with stepping into an unfamiliar world.

The figure’s exaggerated eyes hold an interior scene, suggesting that what we carry within shapes how we experience everything around us. The eyes become a space where memory and imagination meet, revealing the inner world of a young boy navigating change.

The tears are subtle but direct, marking a moment of emotional honesty. Rather than dramatizing the experience, the work holds it still,

allowing the viewer to sit with the feeling of transition, where fear and growth exist at the same time.

Rooted in personal experience, the painting speaks to a shared moment in life: the first separation, the first confrontation with independence, and the quiet realization that everything is about to change. See less