English
Nightfall (2022) is part of Almond’s ongoing painting series centered on the themes of light and time. Composed of eight linen panels, the work reflects the artist’s belief that numbers constitute a truly universal language—one that not only quantifies time but also offers a way to contemplate what cannot be seen. At the center of the composition appears the number “0,” a symbol of disappearance and infinity. “Zero is the youngest number,” Almond notes, “and it resembles many of my experiences within landscapes—especially in the nights and wildernesses I have traveled, where an apparent void extends into endless time.”
Through the rhythmic deployment of abstract symbols, Almond responds to the cycles and vanishing of time, turning painting into a vessel for sensing seasonality, rhythm, and memory. The reflective gold surface shifts with changing angles of view, as though time itself were breathing across the surface—continuing the artist’s long-standing contemplation of the visibility of time.