soul portrait

Soul Portrait is a study into the representation of identity beyond figuration. Emotions, memories and lived experience are translated into dense painted surfaces, material layering and fields of colour that give rise to an abstract portrait — a one-of-a-kind, deeply personal talisman.

Each piece begins with a period of close listening. As I work, I let the gesture be guided by the energy I sense in the encounter with the other person: colour is never chosen for aesthetic reasons alone, but as a translation of their character, sensitivity and presence.

I bring together geometric structure and action painting — an invisible framework that holds the free gesture of colour. This is how an inner portrait takes shape: something that already existed, but had not yet found a language to reveal itself.

My training in art therapy, together with my artistic research and work on symbolic portraiture, allows me to guide this process with care and depth.

The canvas becomes a mirror. It does not reflect the face, but offers a new way of recognising oneself — a work that holds and gives back strength to who we are.