I began this series of paintings after I started meditating, reflecting upon the way that this practice prompted me to explore my own mind as one would an architecture. These placeless sites, structureless constructs are meditative objects of focus, puzzles for the mind to traverse and search. Their shapes are simultaneously alien and familiar—they tease the brain with their push and pull. These canvases suggest the variability of my experiences even within my own mind. In some, through focusing on iterative shapes that expand ever outwards, I transcend conscious thought. The articulated planes of a home, rendered roofless and flat, are exploded by the possibility of what lies beyond. By contrast, other compositions suggest a feeling of entrapment or claustrophobia, which impel me to realize the illusory limits I place upon my own consciousness.

In some forms of meditation, a mantra is repeated until the speaker is no longer sure where the sound begins or ends. I imagine that these labyrinthine canvases exude a deafening silence, a solitary roar. Dams, radiators, and drivers are forms that regulate current and change of speed. A signal is divided, distributing itself into smaller cavities. An echo—thought—repeats, reverberates, and fades.

The Home

and are paintings that explore the concept of home and reference the famous Italian artist and writer Giorgio de Chirico. Since I was young I was interested with the concept of home. If you look through my art during the past 12 years there are numerous projects about the home.

Scarpa

is inspired by the artist and architect Carlo Scarpa. Strange to think Scarpa died falling down a staircase in Japan. His name ‘Scarpa’ means shoe, and he made the most beautiful staircases ever. Sometimes the universe likes to make strange coincidences. He died on something he also became loved for.

Dams, Radiators, and Drivers

Dams, radiators, and drivers are forms that regulate current and change of speed. A signal is divided, distributing itself into smaller cavities. An echo—thought—repeats, reverberates, and fades. Three paintings: Dams, Radiators, and Drivers.

Stones and Window Lock

and reference the concept of the internal mind and the maze it can play on ourselves.

Hypnosis

These paintings were made while researching , an effort of trying to understand how to control the mind.

Teeth and Bones

Our Visible Skeleton and A Stone for a Tooth and Chicken with no Head and Feet were all inspired by the desire to feel the rawness of life. Still dealing with grief from Grey Period, I continuely pushed myself to feel the essence of life. Looking at the works of helped me feel the silent screams.

Anechoic Chamber

This work was inspired by my visit to the at the Venice Biennale. The experience was overwhelming and inspired two works: and .

Ram of Breganze

I saw a ram during my last visit in Italy. The way this large animal stared at me in the forest, I had no form of protection either, it was something I haven't experienced before. “Throughout Greek culture, the ram figures prominently as a metaphor of strength and courage (thus the association with Ares).”

Spider from a Scar

Why did I paint an oyster? Was it my love for oysters? Perhaps. Many times I would . The sort of the belly button of the oyster … where the mollusk and the shell united. That blackness was like a . I could get lost starring inside the depth of it.

Meditation Pavilion