Fractured Mask Humanoid Female with Horn

Head-and-shoulder portrait of a humanoid female figure suspended in an undefined void. Inspired by Zdzisław Beksinski. The subject’s face is partially concealed by a fractured mask—bone-like and desiccated, split diagonally from temple to jaw. Cracks radiate from the break, revealing the edge of a hollow eye socket beneath, glowing faintly with dull red light. The mask’s surface is textured with rot, flaked pigment, and fossil-like grooves. The figure’s head tilts forward, slightly turned to the right. Strands of dried, fibrous material—half hair, half cloth—cling to the scalp and upper shoulders. One visible cheekbone is raw, fractured, with exposed ash-gray skin stretched over angular structure. A twisted horn-like growth emerges from the left side of the head, crumbling at the tip. The right side is bare, the asymmetry unnerving. The background is black, stark and undefined. With only the fractured surfaces catching light—sharp lines along the mask, collarbones, and the glint of exposed tendon and bone. Thin particles drift through the air—dust or ash suspended mid-fall. No movement. No expression. Lighting is entirely backlit, with harsh rim light illuminating cracks and voids. Atmosphere is dry, apocalyptic, silent. A relic of something that should not remember.