Creating art is in my DNA—instinct. I use water, bioplastics, light and sensory storytelling to make invisible human experiences deeply felt
You decide who will appear in Artforum Magazine, take home $25,000, and display their work at The Art of Elysium's Salon!
I love creating sensory, experimental works that feel alive — art that reacts to light, touch, water, memory and human presence. I work with bioplastics, droplets, translucency, sound, environmental traces and interactive elements to create pieces that sit somewhere between artwork, specimen and future archive. I’m fascinated by the idea that materials quietly record the world around them, just like people do.
Where do you find inspiration?Honestly? Everywhere. Waterways, overheard conversations, strange textures on footpaths, scientific concepts, old museums, dreams, environmental systems, light through translucent surfaces, human behaviour, emotional residue, the ocean, memory, decay, technology, poetry, music, my son Roman, and the weird beauty of being alive. I’m deeply inspired by the invisible things constantly shaping us that most people rush past without noticing.
What would you do with $25,000?I would use the funding to expand my Water Response Atlas project into larger-scale immersive installations combining bioplastics, environmental field research, sensory storytelling, sound, light & interactive technologies. It would allow me to properly develop new experimental works, access materials & equipment, travel to collect water samples & environmental documentation, create public experiences that help people reconnect emotionally with water, nature & each other through contemporary art
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