Hold Me Now

Concept

Through abstract paintings and photo-related digital productions, my work reflects on the multi-layered dynamics behind big life choices. My main message is to always "re-imagine what else is possible;” which translates into my work as a constant process of defining and redefining visual realities.

This concept is deeply rooted in my immigration experience from Europe to the US in 1998. I quickly realized I couldn’t just transplant my old/European identity into my new environment. Instead, I had to find a way to adapt to a new society while staying true to who I was at my core. Simply put, I had to re-imagine not who I was, but who I "could be" on the other side of the ocean.

These personal life dynamics spilled over into my artwork where I embrace the identity of a person, a subject matter, a place, a thing, as always fluid and evolving in time and space.

Therefore, my work often tumbles from one medium into another before finding a place of rest. A series of photographs will turn into an endless moving video only to turn into a completely new and layered video still.

At first glance, a painting may look like a typical abstract oil painting, only to reveal the many mixed media layers underneath, representing hidden choices and stories not yet told.

A charcoal drawing gets torn up to be included in a mixed media collage with text, book, and magazine clippings, only to get digitized and transformed into a digital landscape full of hidden mysteries and an intriguing, ambiguous fog. And maybe this digital landscape becomes a printed base for a new painting or collage all over again. The circle of life, and art, continues …

We create our own world through the choices we make. My work serves as an inspiration to open your mind and re-imagine what else is possible, for you.