Foreign places, reflections
(Years 2021-today)
I am currently processing environmental topics, expressing my thoughts on collective consciousness in different countries, via painting, installation and photographic series.
Indonesia
Series "Wayang Stick Puppets" (seven parts, 2019/2020)
This series depicts various archetypes as puppets, inspired by the Indonesian shadow theatre- the plays of the Wayang cult. My grandmother grew up in Sumatra and later had some original wayang dolls at home. These have fascinated me and inspired me to my own interpretation, which includes archetypes based on the elements. Acrylics on canvas 50x70 cm. Request
Part 1: "The goddess" - element ether.
Part 2: "Dancing warrior"- element air.
Part 3: "The dark princess"- element fire.
Part 4: "Back to the roots"- element earth.
Part 5: "The Joker"- shifting between the elements.
Part 6. "Artdeco seduction queen"- element water.
Part 7: "Completion" black and white- all elements included.
Gran Canaria
Height: 2,27 meters, width: 96 cm, 4,5 cm thick. I made this artwork while an art- residency in Air Guiniguada, Gran Canaria.
It includes a lot of symbolism of the island´s surroundings, like typical plants , stone formations..
..allusions to the cave paintings
and haptic 3-D Elements, - for example -
.. the saint of the nearby churches: “Virgin del Pinor”
All Details: Portfolio Request
Genoa, Italy
3 D Installation "Heritage of Renewal (70x100x4,5 cm) mixed media on canvas, 2023 - Reflection of the city of Genoa..
.. The splendor of the old palazzi combined with modern elements. Here you see my clay molding process for the Artwork.
Japan
Japan- related Installation: "The philosophical vending machine" (height 106, depth 41, width 70 cm), garbage, clay, cardboard, acrylics. I created it in June 2023, as artist in residence in Studio Kura, Japan.
The construction in the form of a vending machine shows that we can easily apply this wisdom in everyday life.The 5 rooms are connected to each other and visualise different areas of Japanese life wisdom.
It shows small rooms, designed out of mixed materials like cardboard boxes, clay elements and mostly garbage- collected through my Japanese journey to Itoshima, via Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto.
I have studied Japan intensively for the installation, the concept has become very complex, just like the country is. Portfolio/request
Ireland
From Series: Mythological artworks for Dublin. Stylistic reference: the book of Kells Part 1: The 3 Fates
Mythological artworks for Dublin. Part 2: An Spéirbhean (The artist´s fairy)
Whole series on request
"Contemporary bus", Dublin city 2024
mixed media/painting.
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