"The Same Sadness" is a black-and-white ink artwork depicting a human figure and a bird joined by the same emotional weight. The human figure on the left appears visibly sad and hopeless, its body bent under dense ornamental patterns, fragile lines, and heavy internal detail. Near its head, a flower releases tiny dotted fragments that become small human figures. They fall downward; some remain on the ground, while others try to climb back up, suggesting struggle, collapse, endurance, and the difficult attempt to rise again.
The bird on the right carries the same sadness, but in a quieter and more hidden way. Unlike the human, whose despair is more exposed, the bird’s emotion is buried inside its intricate body, concealed beneath decorative forms, spirals, and layered markings. Together, the two figures express the same sorrow in different ways: one openly visible, the other internal and almost invisible.