This piece is part of Emma Durrant Abstract Art “ The Distressed Giraffe Collection” all the paintings based on a giraffe print pattern, created to represent mental health issues and some of the emotions that every human being, experiences during their lifetime including Anxiety, depression, heartbreak, betrayal, loneliness but there is also pieces in the collection encouraging positive thinking.This piece is one of those pieces representing sadness. Many people hide their true feelings, wearing a smile that isn’t a true reflection of how they feel inside. This is a piece, Emma feels is very important to discuss and encourage people to talk about how they are really feeling, because it’s not ok to wear a smile on the outside but feel distressed on the inside life is too short.