The Shock and Awe of Trauma
And how to survive and thrive
“Night Scene” Oil on Linen 76”x96” 1987 Aviva Rahmani
Midnight working in my studio in Park Slope, Brooklyn in 1987, I heard screams coming from the street outside my window. I had a glimpse of a man over a woman and a figure rushing to rescue. When I did this painting, it was entirely different than the body I was creating at the time, REQUIEM, which was about my father’s passing and how one goes from grief to happiness.
I have no idea what happened afterwards or even what happened that night. What I know is someone, a woman, yelled for help and someone came to help.