Artist’s Statement
In my works, I raise questions about the body’s constraints and limitations, seeking for
equilibrium in the creative process, when the fractured fragment offers a new
interpretation of the whole. I appreciate the broken, the flawed and the imperfect, out of
reconciliation and acceptance with the failures and disruptions that occur over time,
deriving from the understanding that they constitute values that have been accumulated
or charged within the body.The sculptural object stems from physical associations, whilst the raw materials are
based on paramedical objects originally employed as bodily aids. As I work, the object
undergoes a transformation as it becomes further removed from its starting point and
heads towards the point of abstraction, while still alluding to the memory of its source
material.The resulting sculpture carries a formal and physical “genetic” load that has replaced its
values. At times, it can be an image reminiscent of a certain organ or prosthesis, which
has become almost unrecognizable and dysfunctional. The final work exists on the
verge between the remnants of the authentic body and the material presence that
emphasizes it.In my installations, I create a new anatomy based on biomorphic forms, textures,
membranes and layers. The sculptural objects have human characteristics reminiscent
of skin or organs of the body. The various interpretations of the body parts range from
the organic to the artificial, and some of the sculptures bear the imprints of the hands
pressing into the material during the sculpting process.In my body of work, I create a “healing capacity” intended for mending and connecting,
emphasizing the unraveled parts and accepting them as a whole. As part of this process,
questions arise regarding body image and a broader perception of the limits of mental
and physical abilities.