M HKA Ensembles

Life is art. Art is life.

My work is driven by a continuous quest. A search for beauty, a collective subconscious and the 'missing link' between art and society. I truly believe in the link between art and society. This is not in the narrow institutional sense (poverty, exclusion, marginality), but in the broad sense, namely the social and work matter: life histories, interpersonal dialogue, migration and cultural differences, human dreams and desires, and the even wider human condition.

Art and life are integral or me. Deeper, I see art as a poetic and vital force that creates different dynamics, as a social process, a catalyst that links individuals from different backgrounds and origins. Instead of remaining isolated from difficult social conditions, but to deal directly with social contradictions, whether by physical implication, or through more community involvement.

Art is the energy of of human beings being in dialogue with one another. In the spirit of Beuys, the group happening – the collective, the heat and the warmth of the people together – is how art occurs, is the art process, is the art product in action.

On the other hand, art to me is a very individual, personal activity. An activity that gives me the chance to escape from this society or to create another, better one. This "artistic self" (or the artist-individual) is the basis, the foundation of my art. All projects originated and evolved from this artistic self. Besides, I have a strong interest in establishing a dialogue with others, to work collectively, precisely to challenge this "artistic self '', to see different perspectives and opinions and, also, to share.

On both counts, I work very intuitively. The final artwork is not the end product but the whole process is part of it. To be able to create these processes, these ‘passageways’.  I take the time and space needed. (ED)

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