‘The Combed Thunderclap takes its title from Borges’ short story, The Library of Babel. It depicts a girl who seems utterly absorbed by the intricate mysteries of her palm. Behind her stands a cropped figure, grooming the girl’s hair.

The girl is a tangle of knees and nerves, a creature not far from entering adolescence but already a roiling force. She is a complete entity unto herself, focused only on the charged ions of her own being. She is unpredictable and prone to outbursts, a force to be reckoned with. And yet in this image we find the girl in a temporary state of calm, a thunderclap in a brief moment of repose.’ – María Berrío