From Germany to Spain, NL, Finland and Switzerland — I travel, imagine utopias, and build art from the places that changed me.
You decide who will appear in Artforum Magazine, take home $25,000, and display their work at The Art of Elysium's Salon!
I work across painting, photography, and digital compositions. I blend documentary fragments with imagined, utopian spaces. Working as a design architect in the Swiss healthcare sector shapes my sense of how environments support healing and presence, which flows into my visual work.
Where do you find inspiration?In cities, archives, travel, and the quiet moments between places. My work in healthcare architecture sharpens my attention to how care, space, and imagination meet, especially in the small utopian shifts of everyday life.
What would you do with $25,000?I would develop new work exploring architectural memory, cultural displacement, and the utopian potential of reimagined spaces. I would travel to document key locations and build an exhibition series connecting European and global narratives. This aligns with The Art of Elysium’s idea of creativity as a form of connection and quiet care.
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