ARTIST STATEMENT

     The main focus of my artistic practice is to create paintings, objects and drawings on topics of alternative worlds and planets. I imagine a place that is different from the reality I know. In this imaginary world various emotions blend and often reflect the states I find myself in, such as longing for freedom, frustration or dreaming. In my works I use combinations of colours which range from strong to pastel. I want to show my love for these vivid colours and experiment with some unpredictable mixing of these colours. I also explore different solutions by merging figurative painting with abstract elements and placing painterly gestures next to more drawing-oriented ones. I use various materials in my objects, such as metal, styrofoam, textiles and paper-mâché.

     The time-spaces that I imagine contain a lot of hope and positive energy, which I am seeking for while living in the world that does not always provide it. The undeniable fact that Earth is heading towards destruction is something I cannot ignore. Therefore, I feel that practicing art is therapeutic for me and prevents me from falling apart. When I began creating works in my own style, I realised the alternative reality became a shelter for me and served as an escape. After two years of exploration, I also began to use it as a neutral space for commenting on the contemporary world: the climate crisis, human greed, and technological progress. My works explore the theme of utopia and dystopia in the context of topics close to my heart such as spirituality, science fiction, and ecology. The atmosphere of the imaginary world I am continuously creating in my works becomes increasingly mysterious, alchemical and alien to humans who - if allowed into this world - may destroy it. I am expressing my fear of the future by showing that creatures from my parallel world can no longer ignore the lurking threats on the Earth. Their imposing calmness is meant to evoke a sense of strange and unsettling feeling of absence in the viewers.