"How do shadows contribute to the atmosphere of your paintings?"

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Shadows are central to my visual language and crucial for expressing the theme. My work inhabits the space between people: between connection and disconnection, intimacy and estrangement, inner and outer worlds. Shadows make this threshold visible. In the dim light they cast, tension arises between what is revealed and what recedes, giving my work an unsettling atmosphere and heightened sense of estrangement.

 

"Why is model-making such an important part of your practice?"

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Initially a tool for studying light, the maquette has evolved into the subject of my paintings. A scale model carries an air of solitude: small, dysfunctional, fragile and estranging. Paper cars don’t move, fragile houses provide no shelter, sculptures and puppets remain silent. The sense of alienation that emanates from this forms the core of my work. My process is indirect: translating reality into replica, then painting. Though seemingly roundabout, this approach is essential for evoking the atmosphere I aim to capture. Through the estranging step of cardboard construction, the work moves beyond literal reality, allowing an inner, emotional world to surface. Staged lighting and maquette construction support and deepen my theme, producing moods unattainable through direct representation.

 

How does your work relate to urgent themes of today?

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My paintings carry a social awareness. They reflect the experience of loneliness within contemporary society. There is a soft critical edge, rooted in a contemplation of experiences that resonate universally. I hope my paintings offer a place to encounter one’s own solitude, and the humanity we share.