I create art because I am an expression of creation. I create through my heart&soul; instinctual, playful, provocative, curious, insatiable.
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My favorite type of art captures intriguing details that make my quixotic spirit dance. I work across photography, painting and sculpture, but metamorphic sculptures currently hold my heart. I gather curios, antiques, and found objects - each carrying its own subtle story - then arrange them until they sing in unexpected harmony. Transforming the ordinary into something poetic, alive and whole is pure joy. Creating feels like listening to the world's hidden music and helping it find its voice.
Where do you find inspiration?Inspiration finds me in nature's infinite language - shifting light, fractal patterns and the quiet poetry of dust covered forgotten objects or bygone artifacts hidden in dark corners. It comes from poets, those metamorphic scribes of life. Nothing stays the same, yet I am drawn to love's quiet work: finding order in chaos and beauty in the overlooked. These moments spark my assemblages and sculptures, turning the discarded into something shimmering transcendent and evanescent.
What would you do with $25,000?I would first build out my atelier with proper tools and dedicated space to bring my vision to life. The remainder would fund a new nomadic journey around the world -a deeper sequel to my book Latitude Zero. This time, I would wander not only through landscapes, but through the inner terrain of transformation. Through photography and sculpture, i would create life sized diptychs pairing exploration images with collected rare finds, bridging the seen and the felt, the external with the internal.
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