Screen Door centers on memory as movement—back and forth between inside and outside, safety and freedom. The series draws from Carter’s childhood summers in Camden, running through the kitchen screen door to chase cousins, reach the barn, or rush toward whatever was happening next.

The screen door becomes a symbol of passage. The sound, the swing, and the repeated crossing back and forth all hold emotional weight. Though abstract, the paintings carry that rhythm of motion and return. Screen Door is about how certain objects become emotional shortcuts, simple things that can instantly transport us back into the body of a memory.