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My painting practice continues to explore the boundary between consciousness and the unconscious, but I am now focusing on examining the details and symbols that have recurred in my work over the years or have haunted me in dreams. Rather than relying solely on personal experience, I am expanding my perspective by incorporating research on the REM sleep phase, combining an intuitive approach with scientific analysis and an attempt to systematize motifs in the form of a personal "dictionary of symbols."

Reducing the scale of my works allows me to analyze the atmosphere of dreams with greater precision—capturing an intangible layer that is not based on figurative visions but on pure sensation. I am particularly interested in the first dream I can recall, which lacked any imagery and consisted only of emotion.

I continue to use a monochromatic palette and the time-consuming technique of painting small dots, which, alongside motifs such as eyes, ladders, and luminous planets, have become part of my visual vocabulary. The repetition of gestures, inspired by prayer traditions, facilitates detachment from everyday reality, opening a space for introspection and contemplation of universal spiritual needs.


 
REM, 2025
oil on canvas, 25x30 cm