I begin by observing commonplace, everyday objects that are usually overlooked but essential to daily life. They are not inherently special or extraordinary but rather represent the ordinary and routine aspects of existence. These objects represent our time on this planet. Everyday objects will become historical artefacts that reflect our culture, technology, and daily life. Future archaeologists might study these objects to understand our society, just as we analyse artefacts from the past. I document these objects in illustrative forms, resembling 2D drawings rendered in clay.
I let some of these objects challenge rational thought and carry me to seemingly unconnected realities. I tend to place them in surrealist settings in the spirit of Lautreamont's famous metaphor, "beautiful as the chance meeting on a dissecting table of a sewing machine and an umbrella." I take these everyday objects and playfully alter them to generate bizarre juxtapositions that subtly prompt the viewer to question their own eyes or, at the very least, shift perspective. I ask myself, "What if these objects had their own minds? What if they weren't only passive observers but active participants with agency? What if they were given the power to be something more?" I then transform these man-made objects into living, breathing hybrid creatures by fusing parts of them with elements from the natural world. Drawing inspiration from stories, proverbs, and idioms, I redeem the object from mundane to extraordinary.
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