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Artist Statement

I spent a long time wondering why I return to the horizon again and again. Over time, I realized that I have never painted landscapes. My only subject has always been the human being—their inner world and their capacity to move beyond their own limits.
In my work, I explore the horizon as an inner state. For me, it is not the line between the earth and the sky, but a territory of transition between fear and trust, limitation and freedom, who we have been and who we are still capable of becoming. The horizon exists not outside us, but within us. It continually recedes as we move toward it, becoming a metaphor for human experience and inner expansion.
My understanding of the horizon has been shaped by phenomenology and its conception of the horizon as an ever-expanding boundary of human experience. My paintings therefore invite the viewer to move beyond habitual perception and open themselves to the possibility of seeing themselves differently.
I am interested in the moment when familiar coordinates no longer function and a person finds themselves faced with the necessity of stepping into the unknown. It is precisely within this space of uncertainty that an encounter with the self becomes possible. My works create a space where viewers can pause and meet their own inner horizon.
I work with abstraction because it leaves room for personal experience. I use acrylic paint and a restrained palette of blacks, greys, whites, and warm natural tones. For me, colour carries meaning, while the line becomes a metaphor for a fragile and constantly shifting boundary. I deliberately preserve areas of emptiness and retain the traces of the brush's movement. Within this minimal language, a space of silence emerges—one in which the viewer becomes an active participant in the work.