­­Matter­always­tends­to­perish,­while­energy­always­resists­to­wear.

Matter­is­almost­always­visible­when­energy­tends­to­stay­unseen.

Could­we­make­the­exception­through­art­and­capture­the­energy­or

preserve­the­matter?­

During­the­past­two­years­as­an­IB­Visual­Arts­student­I­have­been­

examining­thoroughly­a­philosophical­concept­which­is­about­the­

perishable­and­non-­perishable­substance­of­beings.­How­energy­is

preserved­and­never­destroyed,­while­matter­inevitably­at­some­point

through­time­perishes.­The­greatest­part­of­my­work­is­based­upon

this­idea.­Using­different­materials,­color-techniques­and­

experimenting­with­effects­of­light­and­shadows,­I­have­tried­to­

highlight­the­extent­to­which­relativity­and­perception­matters­when

one­deals­with­such­a­broad­and­complex­concept.

One­of­my­most­time-consuming­projects­is­“the­balancing­costume”

which­represents­the­power­and­self-protection­which­one­has,­once

he/she­­achieves­to­balance­and­control­his/her­non-perishable­

substance­ within­ his/her­ body.­ If­ according­ to­ the­ Hindu­ culture,

“chakras”­represent­whorls­of­energy,­then­my­costume­represents­a

protective­web­made­out­of­seven­colored­wires,­one­for­each­chakra,

which­includes­all­of­them,­like­a­life­size­armor­to­protect­the­fragile

soul-entity.­

Permanent­versus­ever-changing,­actual­appearance­versus­spiritual

existence,­body­versus­soul;­real­or­unreal?­Truth­or­illusion?­

Through­my­art,­I­am­constantly­aiming­at­capturing­the­unseen­and

hide­the­obvious,­in­both­two­and­three­dimensions.­I­am­determined

to­turn­painterly­ideas­into­several­installations­like­3D­unconventional

objects,­structured­with­light.

Observational­Drawing­Series­of­Ancient­Greek­Sculptures.­70­x­50­cm.­Charcoal­on­paper.

Interfering­with­the­Past­&­Altering­the­Expected­Series.­70­x­50­cm.­Prints­&­acrylics.

Observational­Drawing­2nd­Series­­­.­50­x­35­cm.­Pencil­&­acrylics­on­paper.

“Life­is­tough­when­you­are­just­anyone”.­Installation.

Head­in­Different­Contexts.­25­x­16­x­13­cm.­Coloured­clay.­

Homage­to­Magritte.­42­x­30­cm.­Ink­on­photograph.

This is not a figure

Preserving­the­Perishable.­13­x­7­x­0,5­cm.­Fluid­metal

(Kalai),­wax­&­fluorescent­spray.

Preserving­the­Perishable­2.­(Installation)­100­x­70­x­0,5­cm.

Fluid­metal­(Kalai),­wax,­fluorescent­spray­and­lamp.­

Doodling­an­energy.­Variable­sizes.­Ink­on­paper­and­wire.

Think­Outside­the­Box.­70­x­70­x­50­cm.­Box­structure:

Plexi­glass,­light­&­photograph.

Observing­the­World­through­a­View-finder­[Photographic­series].­10­x­15­cm.­Photographs.

Abstract­Tree­2.­100­x­70­cm.­Acrylics­on­paper.

Abstract­Tree­1.­100­x­70­cm.­Acrylics­on­paper.

Abstract­Tree­3.­100­x­70­cm.­Acrylics­on­paper.

Abstract­Tree­4.­100­x­70­cm.­Ink­on­paper.

Abstract­Tree­5.­100­x­70­cm.­Oil­pastels­on­paper. Abstract­Tree­6.­162­x­70­cm.­Acrylics­on­paper.

African­Abstraction.­60­x­42­cm.­Watercolours­&­ink­on­paper.

From­African­Body­Decorations­to­Western­Accessories.­10­x­6­x­6­cm.­Wire­and­beads.­

The Balancing Costume.­Life-size.­Wire.