It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.
⸺ Henry David Thoreau ⸺
2022 ⸺ 2026
Contemplations
Matter + emptiness
Contemplations explores the puristic and introspective aspects of working with Sumi ink and mineral pigments on Washi paper. The works are abstract, yet rooted in concrete observations — Zen gardens, Scholar’s Rocks, geological strata, cloud formations, and the quiet relationships between forms in space and time.
Each composition is a meditation on placement, weight, and silence. A single form, or a group of forms — how they relate to each other, to the edges of the paper, to the emptiness around them. Some works follow the logic of horizontal layers: bands that evoke horizons, cloud formations, or tectonic strata. Others place forms freely, like stones in a Kare-san-sui garden, or like objects suspended in a cosmic field.
Many works are monochromatic — or limited to the palette of a single pigment mixed with Sumi. In this sense, they become a form of devotion: a sustained attention to one color, one material, one quality of light.
The series connects to the tradition of Color Field Painting, and to Japanese aesthetic principles — Wabi-Sabi, Shibui, and the meditative stillness of Zen.
The series unfolds in three distinct approaches:
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Fields
2022 ⸺ 2026
The foundation of the series — flat, abstract forms reduced to their essential presence. Brushed, poured, or drawn, these works explore silence, weight, and the relationships between form and emptiness. Always asking how little is needed for a composition to hold.
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Contemplation N°35
40 x 50 cm ⸺ 2024
Light And Dark | Contemplation N°46 + N°47
24 x 30 cm each ⸺ 2024
Private collection, Lisbon
Contemplation N°67
40 × 50 cm ⸺ 2024
Blue-s | Contemplation N°7
24 × 30 cm ⸺ 2021
Private collection, Vienna
Contemplation N°30
40 × 50 cm ⸺ 2024
Contemplation N°39
40 × 50 cm ⸺ 2024
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Unfoldings
2024 ⸺ 2026
Inspired by Origami and Shibori, Unfoldings reveal inner structures through a process of folding, applying ink and pigments between the folds, then unfolding to discover what has formed within. The German word Entfaltung captures it best — unfolding and development at once. Structure, repetition, and rhythm made visible through concealment and disclosure.
Some sheets are dipped, others coloured between the folds, some left to weather — what they share is the fold. What remains is a record of everything the paper has been through: creases, stains, edges where the pigment gathered. Like lines in a face, the traces are not flaws but evidence of time passed.
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Silent Strata | Contemplation N°75
50 × 70 × 4 cm ⸺ 2025
Contemplation N°57
40 × 50 cm ⸺ 2024
Blueprint | Contemplation N°70
40 x 50 × 4 cm ⸺ 2024
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Prints
A selection of works digitally developed from studies and experimental pieces — fragments that held potential beyond their original context, brought to completion through digital processes.
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Malevich‘s Window | Study N°3
Various sizes available
Medulla | Study N°2
Various sizes available
Silent Process | Study N°11
Various sizes available