00 - Threshold

I always saw art as a hobby, although, in truth, it was more like a place where I could quietly showcase my skills and perfectionism. I was admired and applauded, and I didn’t have to expose myself; I only had to replicate things that already existed.

 

But in 2021, following what I would describe as an almost existential crisis, I began questioning why. The why behind everything, but especially myself—what I was doing and who I was.

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And I came face to face with the harsh truth that I was a product of my environment, my upbringing, society, religion, and the time I was born into. So I decided to go in search of my truth, my voice, my most authentic self.

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And in my first attempt at exploring that, I completely set technique aside and gave my hand over to truth. That was when the sea appeared for the first time.