Fable of Pareidolia

The objects I create strive to give shape to the notion of spiritand explore the connections whichone can have with objectsthat are simultaneously familiar and uncanny. In ‘Fables of Pareidolia ’ I’m celebrating the inhabitantsand organisms of an other worldly realm made of clay. A universeinspired by diverse cultural, literary and art-historical sources – from pre-Colombian clay figurines, bronze age artifacts, sci-fi, folklore and contemporary pop culture.

In many respects my work exemplifies the confusion of categories by merging opposite and contrasting forces - traditional vs experimental, rational vs emotional, delicate vs visceral. Resonant and multi-dimensional, my work constitutes an explorationof eternal anthropocentric themes such as identity, perception and intuition.

I believe that an object can transmit emotions, especially if those same emotions were a main creative force in the process of making. I expect the viewer can sense these emotions I infused my work. It is usually a mix of drama, playfulness, confusion and joy. I wish above all to set a space for the mind to wonder, to inquisite and explore, to pursue meanings and toinvoke the emotional connections which are felt towards things that have been made by hand with passion.