This series stems from the idea that we are not just one person, but many people all at once. My aesthetic, inspired by the illustrated book Pezzettino, as well as the visual language of mosaics and collages, draws on abstraction to focus on the fragmentation of identity. How many people are we at the same time? Every day, through our choices, we kill off or give birth to new versions of ourselves.
Absence is a modular work that investigates the theme of the void. In the West, the void is often perceived as a negative space to be filled, but this is not the case. The void must be listened to and inhabited (Chandra Candiani). Here, I explore that negative sensation we all feel, the one we try to fight rather than accept. Each square, except for the central one, contains a poem I have written on the theme of absence, partially obscured.
The Venus series, while adopting the fragmented aesthetic of my Compositions, introduces the classical element of the Venus figure. Each piece tackles a different theme: error, language, and identity. These concepts merge with the core of my research: identity itself. Do we truly have full control over who we are? To what extent is the expression of our identity conditioned by our surroundings?
These placemats investigate various themes concerning identity and fragility. Here, the subject is approached through a linguistic inquiry into Greek words related to the self.
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