Sculpture creates free space. Based on Heideggerian philosophy, it is not used for anything but contemplation, which is the means of approaching freedom (Heidegger, p.102)1. Every statement in its language remains eternal. In materials such as stone or marble, where matter is removed, error does not allow a return to the original position. Here there are no Ctrl+Z’s as there are in digital designer rooms. The error remains apparent - honest and open to face-to-face confrontation. But not always; in many cases it can be amplified. However, it remains.

A surgeon cuts and penetrates the body with his instruments. He dramatically reduces the distance and interacts with the material substance. I attempt, with my attention focused on the human vehicle, to locate, x-ray and then map elements that operate and play out, in the distant, borderline obscure scene of the human intellect. [...]Over time, I become aware of, and observe, an indefinable bodily structure, similar to my own. Unformalised internal dialogues and agreements are stored as destinations without me identifying their exact location and the moment of their conception. A function as familiar as the huge pine tree in my backyard. But I will never see its true size, as long as it is not uprooted. [...]

Master Thesis
C-na-Ψ (Synapse)
School of Visual and Applied Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts AUTh 2021
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