| Aquatic flora and fauna, Japanese comic books, Byzantine patterns and Turkish tapestry |
| designs all influence my art. Reflecting upon the connection between landscape and |
| imagination, my work depicts an intermediate state that is not clearly defined. |
My installation work creates an atmosphere where the viewer can glimpse the outlines of |
| another world beneath the surface. A palpable tension exists between sound and vision, |
| real and artificial, and dream and loneliness, to provide private moments and a compelling |
| relationship between nature and design. |
| For the Alexandria Biennale I combined vinyl papers in wall assemblages that engage |
| a multitude of imagery related to foliage, tree formations and floral vegetation. |
| Developing "industrialized" organisms made of removable adhesive vinyl, the installation |
| is a re-interpretation of the natural landscape. Parasites and weeds, vines, roots and |
| branches are spreading and climbing the walls of the indoor gallery space, |
| creating a network of their own that is constantly evolving. A video projection of the |
| Cyprus Sea shot close up is projected on the wall. Painted butterflies cut out of |
transparent acetate are suspended from the ceiling. Blue and green spotlights placed |
discreetly around the darkened room create shadows of the hanging butterflies |
on the walls and accent elements on the walls. |
| The exhibition space is mimicking the natural world, reproducing an image that is |
| typical of natural environments. I want to explore the real and bring it into the world of |
| memory and imagination by making an ecosystem that exists somewhere between |
| representation and abstraction. |