Theme V: Second Skin
Theme V: Second Skin - 2024 Second Skin explores what happens when analog faces are reimagined by generative AI. Starting from ink and paint, each portrait is then translated by a model that mutates…
Theme I: Pearl Divers
In 2006, I arrived in Abu Dhabi, feeling excited yet nervous about continuing my expat journey in this coastal Arabic town. As I stepped outside, I was greeted by the scent of hot tarmac, the…
Theme III: Hat Men
Theme III: Hat MenFor some reason—though I can’t recall the exact motivation—I found myself examining various types of hats and observing individuals who wore them. I focused particularly on…
Theme IV: The Couple
Theme IV: The Couple A recurring theme in several of my paintings from 2003 was the concept of a couple—two individuals in some form of relationship. I found myself questioning how to depict such a…
2023 Sketchbook Remixes
Digital work: Mixing traditional and digital I based this series of prints on sketches, doodles, and drawings that I kept in my notebooks over the years. I then enhanced the background images using…
2021 New Images / Altered Paintings
“…be self-taught and reinvent your life because you must;” – Charles Bukowski De-construction The use of a de-constructive process makes the technique almost like…
2017 Datamosh Impressions
Datamosh Impressions - 2017 A series of pencil (6B) studies based on 'data moshed' video screenshots. When a video file becomes corrupt or incomplete it starts showing distorted particles (pixels)…
Illustrations-Sketches
Illustrations - Sketches - ScribblesOne of my favorite artists that kept thousands of drawings and sketches is Carl Frederik Hill. He drew himself in one of his sketchbooks with a cut throat. Hill…
Theme II: Presences - 2007
During a visit to a friend in Addis Ababa in 2000, I felt a mix of familiarity and strangeness. While the city had elements that resonated with my Western customs, it was also entirely different…
2003-2005 Drawings / Paintings
Drawings / Paintings - 2003-2005 I arrived on a bright June morning in the ‘white’ city of Lisboa with only a few bags, an iMac, and some money in my savings account. If I was a…