Underlying Connections 2023 (EL)

VISIT HYBRID REALITIES: IDENTITY AND TRANSITION in Fundação Leal Rios until 19/01/2025

Underlying Connections

Θέαση την έκθεσης Underlying Connections στην Biblioteca FCT στην Πορτογαλία

2023

Underlying connections

a solo exhibition

Involuntary connections with visual images often tap into our emotions. Certain imagery or symbols can evoke strong emotional responses due to their associations with past experiences or cultural symbolism. These emotional associations are deeply ingrained and can shape our immediate reactions to visual stimuli without conscious effort. The exploration of sensual and sexual stimuli in images can reveal a myriad of underlying connections that exist within human perception, cultural contexts, and the depths of human psychology.

Common imagery can lead to different interpretations and associations by the viewer or can even trigger a collective response or identification.

Using historic iconography as a tool to comment on the contemporary can evoke feelings based on universal experience to the viewer and add depth to the observation itself. The symbolic meanings associated with certain objects or materials often inform the themes and messages. In this exhibition, the context of the artworks is given by contemporary and historic imagery and using both traditional techniques and contemporary technologies.

The act of transforming the materials of glass and ceramics into art pieces allows me to create a dialogue between the past and the present. By combining the old with the new, I seek to explore the continuity of human experiences and the ways in which our collective history informs our present-day realities. In essence, the use of material culture in my art practice allows me to delve into the intricate tapestry of human existence, connecting past and present, individual and collective.