The compelling patriarchal narrative culminates to an empathetic and compassionate scene between a father and daughter.

In “Father Affection”, Hendra transposes himself onto the canvas narrating a tender scene of fatherly love. Whereas in reality, the long taunting imprisonment inevitably isolated him from his family and daughter. In this work, he was fulfilling a yearning to be once again in the company of his family he held close to his heart.

This work narrates a scene of a father tenderly attending to his young child who is seated on his lap. The deliberate elongated limbs and built body shields the child while she baits the eagle with a fish bone. The direct intimacy is further accentuated as Hendra glazes affectionately at his child’s playfulness, while she grasps on the arm of his.

Despite the bittersweet contemplation, his affection for his child never wavered. The dark portrait of aging self, who is peaceful and contented looking against the vibrant – a cheerful and innocent child. This self portrait infused with the complex consciousness of Hendra’s thoughts, is a grandeur to his ability to paint humanity despite his despair and grief.