Lumikide

My artwork is the result of an embodied research practice leading to creative writing: a short illustrated story based on a true story that we got to learn at the place. My recent work responds to my time in Finnish Lapland. Sensing the place and writing through a stream-of-consciousness process in order not to miss any of my emotional reaction. I also encountered materials like stones, ice, and flowing water to create temporary performances - ice sculptures that inevitably melted, recorded soundscapes and the diffraction of colors and lights underwater - that inspired further studio work. This embodied experience became inspiration and a preponderant part for the plot of my short story. There was a strange juxtaposition when compelled to work quickly in an environment that is slow and silent, contrasting my need to quicken and capture every natural sign of environmental suffering. In this context, ice fits perfectly in the plot of my story, as a substance that does not need form to become alive, being on itself animated, informed and, at the same time, a detector of climate disruptions. I wanted to give it voice. The material was both my focus and my inspiration.