The Pathway In this collection, I sought to forge a new connection between humans and objects, aiming to create a visual space of memories. By prioritizing form, I began by using unfamiliar and more personal objects to paint “still life.” All elements of the paintings look to the past, rooted in my childhood. Moving forward, through collaging images or occasionally significant works from the history of painting, as well as ghosts and self-made forms, I attempted to explore another kind of “still life”: the depiction of memory and lived experience through lifeless and obsolete objects. Along the way, I noticed the recurring presence of skull forms in my works—a feature that brings them closer to the tradition of “Vanitas” paintings. However, here, the “summoning of skulls” is, for me, not a symbol of resurrection but a focus on the “now” and the documentation of the death of the past. The stillness of the skulls must simultaneously be viewed in the light of the doves taking flight. In this collection, the arrangement of “lost time” or the reconfiguration of the “death of the past” becomes the liberating and enlightening pathway that painting has made possible for me.
Out of the Frame
Pencil on Cardboard / 70 × 100 cm ( 27 4/8 × 39 3/8 inches ) / 2021
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I'm Looking at You
Pastel on Velvet Paper / 50 × 70 cm ( 19 5/8 × 27 4/8 inches ) / 2021
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The Eyelid
Pastel on Velvet Paper / 50 × 70 cm ( 19 5/8 × 27 4/8 inches ) / 2021
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A Gathering of Artists
Mixed Media on Cardboard / 70 × 50 cm ( 27 4/8 × 19 5/8 inches ) / 2021
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Behind the Scenes
Mixed Media on Cardboard / 50 × 70 cm ( 19 5/8 × 27 4/8 inches ) / 2021
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The Creation
Mixed Media on Cardboard / 70 × 150 cm ( 27 4/8 × 59 inches ) / 2021
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The Fence
Pencil on Cardboard / 29 × 42 cm ( 11 3/8 × 16 4/8 inches ) / 2022
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A Holy Sun
Charcoal on Cardboard / 70 × 50 cm ( 27 4/8 × 19 5/8 inches ) / 2021
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The Mantis
Charcoal on Cardboard / 50 × 70 cm ( 19 5/8 × 27 4/8 inches ) / 2021
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The Dead Past
Charcoal on Cardboard / 50 × 70 cm ( 19 5/8 × 27 4/8 inches ) / 2021
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THE PATHWAY, Installation view, 2023
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THE PATHWAY, Installation view, 2023
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THE PATHWAY, Installation view, 2023
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THE PATHWAY, Installation view, 2023
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THE PATHWAY, Installation view, 2023
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