The focus of my artistic exploration is the connection between personal identity and the depiction of natural surroundings. Drawing inspiration from a variety of sources, including Joel Peter Witkin and Gerhard Richter, my pieces combine constructed and found narratives to offer new perspectives.
My personal experiences, specifically the displacement my family faced during the Bosnian war in the 90s, have greatly impacted my understanding of the fluidity and fragility of societal constructs and my own sense of belonging. By merging the realms of memory and reality, my goal is to elicit a sense of wonder and intrigue in the viewer through the use of abstract compositions and settings that toe the line between familiarity and alienation.
Through the use of abstraction and the Sgraffito technique, I examine the relationship between humanity and the landscape, including the manipulation and limitations of our perceptions of the natural world and how it relates to our sense of self. The final product aims to be both aesthetically striking and thematically consistent, evoking emotions of hope and despair, ultimately leading to a sense of disorientation and the possibility of a fresh start.