Artist Statement

Toy stars, planets, medieval figurines, flowers, fabrics, and gestures—like a silent language imbued with mythological and religious meanings—all these symbols and objects become an integral part of my artistic practice. In my work, I explore the dialogue between the sacred and the everyday, where familiar objects take on a sacred significance, transforming into “everyday myths,” while canonical symbols lose their rigidity, merging into ordinary reality. In this fragile play of meanings, new spaces for interpretation emerge.

 

I transform environments into theatrical stages and scenographic rooms, turning narrative into a play of roles and symbols. This approach allows me to delve deeper into the relationship between humans and their surroundings—whether real, mythical, or virtual. I am particularly interested in the notion of attachment to places through sensory, behavioral, and meditative experiences. It is an exploration of reconciliation between the new and the familiar, between the identity we create and the one we inherit.

 

Using a semiotic approach, I deconstruct symbols into layers of meaning, studying their transformations across different contexts. Rather than intervening directly, I prefer to observe the world, its objects, and phenomena, allowing them to speak for themselves. In my works, the sacred and the mundane intersect, turning into an introspection of actions and gestures. Familiar movements acquire theatrical significance, while light becomes a metaphor for perception, bridging the visible and the hidden, the material and the immaterial.

 

My artistic practice is rooted in a multilayered oil painting technique, where thin layers of paint create the illusion of real space. This process becomes a meditative ritual, in which image-making immerses me in a profound engagement with form and meaning. As Roland Barthes wrote in How to Live Together: “Inner space is at once a site of struggle with demons and an island of serenity.” This tension—between conflict and tranquility—runs through my work, inviting the viewer into their own dialogue with space and memory.