I make art because it’s the way I make sense of things. It helps me process the world as I move through it and it keeps me aware of the threads that tie us together, even when life feels individualistic. As an artist I feel fortunate to have the freedom to walk a path outside the more conventional routes. Sharing my work is a way of opening a space for dialogue rather than trying to deliver conclusions: in that way I believe art can gently remind us that we have choices, but I think the pace of the system we created sometimes makes us forget it.

I would want to create a sort of parallel universe: a giant, collaborative, interactive art piece shaped by the visitors. I would like to have conversations about other ways the world could look like today: different systems, different vehicles, light or energy sources. The project would be a space to explore what the world could look like if we allowed ourselves to imagine differently, and if we did that imagining together. Children would play a big role too, because they’re often the ones who remind us how free our thinking can be when we let it.

The critique I would give the art world today is that so much of it still rests on the shoulders of artists, while artists themselves often feel isolated or alone. Maybe it’s because I’m getting older, but I see more clearly how many projects, people, and institutions are lifted by the work and energy of artists and how little artists claim their own space in return.
Also, the art world has become fast and individualistic, and it sometimes forgets that art is, at its core, something that grows through connection, support, and shared thinking. If artists stood together a little more, claimed their place a little more, the whole system could become softer, healthier, and more meaningful for everyone involved.

Back in the days it was more common for artists to have a strict set of rules they applied to their work process. For example ’no straight lines’ or ’strictly primary colors’ and I think nowadays we all might have our own little rules too, but maybe they are less obvious. Do you have a set of rules you created for yourself in relation to your work?

Do you work better individually or do you need other artists around you?

When you start thinking of a new line of work, or a series, or maybe just a one-off, what is your starting point? Is it a walk in the city, a ride on the subway, a swim in the ocean? What sparks you to start something new and how does that moment translate in your visual work?