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Experiments


Breathing Line



Work developed at INCLASIFICABLE art residency
Cazalla de la Sierra, Sevilla . June-July 2019

An experiment based on a Japanese brush for calligraphy.

At my last visit to Japan, I fell in love with a brush (that happens, right?).
Loved its sensitivity, fluidity and expressiveness.
After filling many notebooks with a continuous line that reflected my breathing while drawing, I wondered what would happen with a change to a larger format.
For that I had recreate the brush and draw on the floor barefooted.

Each piece is a record of a different rhythm and time and invites you to follow the line and replicate the cadence of each breath.











29 breaths, 2019
Indian Ink on Gvarro 120 gr paper
1400 x 200 cm | 55 x 80 inches
Private Collection

33 breaths, 2019
Indian Ink on Gvarro 120 gr paper
1400 x 190 cm | 55 x 75 inches

Private Collection






30 breaths,2019
Indian Ink on Gvarro 120 gr paper
1400 x 200 cm | 55 x 80 inches
Private Collection

33 breaths, 2019
Indian Ink on Gvarro 120 gr paper
1400 x 190 cm | 55 x 75 inches
Private collection






31 breaths, 2019
Indian Ink on Gvarro 120 gr paper
1400 x 190 cm | 55 x 75 inches
Private collection
29 breaths, 2019
Indian Ink on Gvarro 120 gr paper
1400 x 200 cm | 55 x 80 inches
Private collection







Face Plastic




These are sculptures made of plastic trash and debris collected along the coast of Pico, a island which is part of the Azores archipelago, situated right in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

faceplastic.org

@faceplasticproject





I’ve stayed in Pico island for a few months during the summer and on my way to my favorite swimming spot I’ve noticed the plastic trash between the volcanic rocks on the shoreline.
It startled me because I was able to quickly gather 2 bags of trash on a 10 minutes walk.
So I decided to do something about it.
I’ve kept gathering trash and after a few days the first plastic faces were staring at me in their almost childish look.

This is my way to make it visible, to give it a face. Because this is our plastic.
Mine and yours.
See the full series here
faceplastic.org

50% of the proceeds will be donated to The Ocean Cleanup. A non-profit organization that is taking direct actions to rid the world’s oceans of plastic.