Drawing inspiration from art history,

my aim is to craft sculptures that

embody a contemporary sensibility,

focusing on the ordinary and everyday

experiences. While I seek themes and

subjects from life itself rather than

books or museums, looking at great

art, both contemporary and historical,

ignites my imagination and pushes me

to enhance my craft. The artists today

very often do not do the actual work

themselves, but rather prefer to have

others, meaning artisans or machines,

make the work. I f ind that absurd, to

me nothing is more inspiring than the

work itself.

Your works "Down" represents

marble pillowcases and got viral. It

challenges the viewer, combining

softness and hardness. What

inspired you?

In the morning light I one day thought

my pillow looked like marble. The

pillow is there in your most private

and intimate moments, present from

conception to death. Some of life's

saddest and most beautiful moments

are spent on a pillow. To me that

makes it the perfect memento mori, a

metaphor of life itself.

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