Shelter

The Shelter series emerges as an evolution of inquiries begun during pandemic isolation, a period that forced an introspective habitation of the world and a heightened sensitivity toward spaces and their absences. What previously manifested as ephemeral interventions in forests and gardens, where painted faces sought refuge within the hollows of living trees, now materializes as sculptural objects where the artistic gesture is transformed.

In this new phase, the tree, with its inherent weight of organicity and ancestry, ceases to be a mere backdrop and becomes the very substance of the work. The rugged relief and bark textures encapsulate the human form, establishing a physical boundary between the interior and the exterior.

The series functions as a visual fable of confinement but stands, above all, as a manifesto on belonging. It is a recognition that the human essence seeks roots even in the deepest isolation, finding protection in symbiosis with the natural world. The work thus becomes a vessel for the soul and a place where the human face does not merely hide, but finally finds rest and nourishment.