COLLECTIONS
The following collections begin with an idea—sometimes a question, an observation, an emotion, or a particular way of seeing—and develop through an extended process of visual exploration. Rather than approaching each artwork as an isolated work, I allow a single concept to unfold across a body of work, giving it space to evolve, deepen, and reveal different perspectives.
Each collection becomes its own visual and emotional world. Through the repetition and variation of the human figure, gesture, composition, texture, light, and material, I explore an idea from multiple directions, allowing unexpected relationships and meanings to emerge along the way. Some works may speak quietly to one another, while others challenge or disrupt what came before them.
This process is important to my practice because I am interested not only in the individual image, but in what can happen when images exist in dialogue. A collection allows me to move beyond a single moment or interpretation and create a more sustained experience—one in which the viewer can enter, observe, and gradually discover the ideas embedded within the work.
Ultimately, each collection is conceived as a journey. It begins with an initial impulse and develops through research, experimentation, repetition, and reflection, eventually becoming a cohesive body of work intended to culminate in an exhibition. The works presented here document that journey: the evolution of an idea as it moves from something initially imagined into something tangible, visual, and shared.
ΠΡΟΑΙΡΕΣΙΣ COLLECTION
At the heart of this collection lies an ancient question: what does it mean to choose? Aristotle described this capacity as προαίρεσις (proaíresis) — deliberate, reasoned choice, through which we transform impulse into intention and, ultimately, action. Inspired by the space between the hands in Michelangelo’s The Creation of Adam, the exhibition presents forty works that explore this charged interval between possibility and decision, where freedom becomes responsibility. The hand emerges as the central symbol of this process: the instrument through which thought becomes action and intention becomes visible. “How do you use your free will?” is therefore not simply a question of whether we are free, but of how we choose to exercise that freedom—and how, through our choices, we shape who we become and the world around us.
ΚΑΛΟΨΙΑ COLLECTION
Our time, perhaps more than any other historical period, offers us the freedom to transcend boundaries and define our individuality beyond social conventions, expectations, and imposed identities. Through the human figure, this collection explores how the continuous interaction between mind and body shapes identity and personality, presenting them as forces that both oppose and complement one another in a constantly evolving balance. The charcoal figures embody the physical body, with its strength and inherent limitations, while the woodcut-inspired patterns that cover other forms evoke the inner, boundless dimension of human existence—our memories, experiences, emotions, and lived histories. The shifting, mask-like portraits further blur the boundary between the real and the ideal, questioning where authentic identity truly resides.
Drawing aesthetically on the ancient Greek ideal of harmony and perfection between body and mind, the works ultimately challenge that ideal by embracing human imperfection as something valuable: the visible and invisible record of everything we have lived, experienced, and become. It is through these imperfections that our individuality emerges—and what makes each of us uniquely ourselves.
ΠΟΛΥΠΤΥΧΟΝ COLLECTION
Within the strict geometric boundaries of the paper, anonymous human figures emerge as shadow-like presences—stripped of clothing, facial features, gender, and individual identity, yet united through the universal language of the body. Suspended, moving, bending, and struggling within darkness, they embody the psychological and emotional states that can confine the human spirit, while their youthful, powerful bodies suggest not only physical beauty but also the inner strength of those who struggle, break, heal, and continue. Black becomes both the space and the force of the work: silent and absorbing, it erases distinctions, disrupts perception, and evokes the isolation and inner emptiness of the human psyche, while illuminated surfaces emerge as fragile rays of hope. Charcoal, with its fleeting, unstable nature, mirrors the transient character of these dark emotional states, while every mark, smudge, erasure, and layer records a moment of movement, change, and transformation. The dramatic tension between darkness and light draws attention to the body’s gestures and postures, inviting the viewer not simply to observe but to project their own emotions and experiences into the work. Ultimately, the protagonist is each of us—individually, and collectively.