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Rogsy
Mateja Rogulić
all i can do is
29 May - 26 June 2026
I could not think through my grief, so I walked through it instead.
I felt untethered from reality. The only thing that kept me grounded was the rhythm of my steps – left, right, left – and the steadiness of my breath – in, out, in. It was all I had; all I could do.
This work draws from the artist’s experience walking the Camino Primitivo following the loss of a family member and relationship. It speaks to the power of somatic movement and the body in healing, inviting viewers to step closer, to walk through the hanging sheets and to breathe. Reminding them: if this is all you can do, it is enough.
Rogsy is an observant, multidisciplinary artist whose work sits at the intersection of psychology and creative practice. Drawing from lived experiences of grief, relational dynamics, and meaning-making, she explores the quiet tensions between inner worlds and external expression. . Working across words and symbols, and experimenting with scale in material forms, Rogsy creates pieces that feel both personal and larger than ourselves.
GRIEF EXPANSION
MATEJA ROGULIĆ (ROGSY)
THE UNIVERSAL HALT
THE BONE DEEP REMINDER THAT WE ARE HUMAN,
IMPERMANENT
THE MESSAGE ETCHED IN WITH INK OF ACHE:
THE COST OF LOVE IS LOSS
THE GREATER THE LOVE, THE GREATER THE PRICE
THE BRIGHTER THE SUN, THE DARKER THE SHADOW
LOVE AND LOSS: TWO SIDES OF THE SAME LIGHT
GRIEF SAYS LOVE LIVED HERE AND CONTINUES TO
ONLY IN A DIFFERENT WAY
WHEN THE OBJECT OF OUR LOVE BECOMES
UNTOUCHABLE
UNSEEABLE
UNHEARABLE
UNFEELABLE
INACCESSIBLE
THE LOVE DOES NOT VANISH
IT TRANSFORMS
GRIEF IS TRANSFORMATION
THE PROCESS OF LOVE EXPANDING
BECOMING MEMORY, STORY, AND MEANING
HOW BEAUTIFUL, HOW TRAGIC, HOW HUMAN IT IS TO FEEL IT ALL SO PROFOUNDLY
THE BEATING HEART IS THE WOMB OF ALL FEELING
GENERATING BOTH LOVE AND GRIEF
BUT TO THROW OURSELVES INTO BUILDING WALLS AROUND OUR HEARTS
TO SAY,
“IT’S ALL TOO PAINFUL, TOO SHATTERING, TOO MUCH TO FEEL SO SPLIT APART”
TO SAY,
“IT IS BETTER TO NOT FEEL AT ALL THAN TO FEEL THIS LOSS”
IS A DEATH UNTO ITSELF
TO BARRICADE THE HEART AGAINST LOSS: IS TO CUT OFF THE SOURCE OF LOVE
A TRUE, SHRINKING, DEATH
TO GRIEVE IS TO EXPAND
TO STRETCH LOVE BEYOND THE BODY THAT HELD IT
TO TRANSFORM WHAT WAS LOST
INTO GARDENS AND GALLERIES
GRIEF CALLS US TO FEEL IT ALL, IN ITS WRETCHED ENTIRETY
OPENING THE PASSAGE OF THE HUMAN HEART:
TO WELCOME LOSS IS TO WELCOME LOVE
