Nefelibata

(n.) "Cloud Walker"; one who lives in the clouds of their own imagination or dreams.

Nefelibata

From the inspired reading of _The Poetics of Space_ by Gaston Bachelard (1884-1962), in which building parts are carefully examined psychologically and revered intimately. I use ‘steps’ as the subject and apply it in his manner of investigations on a sculpture. To express a thought, an outdoor staircase waiting to be climbed to the roof is diametrically different from the one buried in a dungeon with little to no daylight.

 This work is an attempt to explore on the senses when a person is confronted with an archetype inherently imbued with antagonistic values.

Bachelard's Steps

"Was" is a series of abstract and expressionistic paintings that delve into the raw depths of human emotion. Each canvas serves as a vessel for the intense and visceral experiences that shape our lives, capturing the essence of fleeting moments and past feelings.

  
In this collection, I explored the complexity of emotional landscapes, employing bold brushstrokes and yellow color palette to convey a sense of raw energy and intensity. Through the expressive interplay of light and shadow, texture and form, the paintings evoke a powerful sense of nostalgia and longing, inviting viewers to reflect on their own personal journeys and the emotions that define them.
  
  

3 On One

  
Insect hotel made for Vacaresti Natural Park, Bucharest. This place is periodically affected by fires and has long been disputed between biologists and real estate investors.

  

insect hotel

Balance, akin to being grounded, entails stability and harmony. Just as a grounded person maintains equilibrium in emotions and actions, balance keeps us steady amidst challenges. It's about finding stability while adapting, rooted in the present moment, preventing us from being swayed by external forces.

Floating Inside 

Pattern 1223

"Miracle"

  
In moments of doubt, when hope seems far,

Miracles appear, like a guiding star.

Through darkest nights, they light the way,

A touch of wonder in life's display.

  
#brainajar

Miracle

Traces

The Walk On - Documentary

Catastrophe is 

Polaroid Experiments

Botanical exchanges, 2022

Jibaro Soy 

sculpture build for Burningman 2023

purchased by: Jacob Entertainment in 2024

to by intsalled in 4th Street Neon Line District, Reno

Jibaro Soy

To feed and energize 8 billion people, agriculture has taken on the role of chief in today's economy. After sugar cane, maize is the second most widely grown crop in the world. The sculpture "Agreement. Energycorn" is made of earthenware, which is classically used for industrial tableware. To create the sculpture, whole corn plants were casted in around 20 different plaster moulds. Waste from industrial agriculture such as corn leaves, roots and stalks were used in the form of ash to create a glaze. During development, the maize plant takes in various elements. Fungicides, herbicides and insecticides also influence the chemical balance of the plants, which appear in ash glaze as brown, green, red impurities. The ceramic sculpture picks up on themes such as globalization and ecology.

Agreement. Energycorn

Ghost #1

COLONIALISM STRUGGLES

Island in the stream

The work I create is strongly linked to how I experience my mixed identity. As I was born in Ethiopia and adopted to the Netherlands. I find myself feeling like I lived in between two worlds. Where these two worlds overlap a third world was created. The objects I make are an expression of how I perceive my third world.I want to show the realm where the blur of these two worlds exists, as together they create the portal to my third world. My third world creates a surrealistic place that conveys a feeling of culture that does not belong anywhere. Conveying through imagery is how I adapted, conscious and unconscious to both cultures. I use the in-between world to comprehend my reality and create the illusion that I know where I belong. It serves as my safe space and coping mechanism for the mental fractures endured. I AM MOTHERLAND is about how I ground myself. Motherland is an entity I carry within. Where I find my sense of mother. This world is deeply rooted in representational power and symbolic meaning. 

  
There is a film and photography made in this collection. 

IAM MOTHERLAND 

**Cement, shellac, wood stain, ink, shredded paper, ash, gold leaf on found frame**

  
_Tic-Tac-Toe_ is one of my explorations playing with found frames and continues my exploration of juxtaposing multiple perspectives within a work; on the one hand it feels like an unfinished concrete ground with a child’s game (miswritten) carved within the still wet concrete. On the other, being hung on a wall within a frame, there is a sense of display. This relates as well for me to an exploration of childhood trauma and the excavations and presentations, whether tangible or intangible, one makes with them later in life.

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