The concept of "drifts," as I have come to understand in my process, emerges when I reduce the proposed space. By eliminating the elements that traditionally build cities and structures of thought, what remains is the essence, the remnants. This concept closely aligns with the idea of psychogeography, but perhaps a more fitting term to describe this is "flânerie."
Flânerie is the act of wandering, of aimlessly strolling through the city with no specific destination. It’s not about the path or the destination, but rather the emotional experience that arises from the act of walking through a space, letting it unfold organically. It’s about how the environment triggers emotions, memories, and reflections that would otherwise remain hidden in the daily rush.
In this process of reduction, I focus less on the physical journey or the constructed space and more on the feelings that emerge. The way the city, with its empty or abandoned spaces, triggers an intimate encounter with one's own thoughts and emotions is what interests me the most. As the familiar elements fade away, what is left behind is a pure connection to the surroundings — a quiet, almost meditative dialogue with the environment.
Thus, the work becomes an abstract map of a personal drift, where the drawing, like the act of walking, transforms into an experience of search and rediscovery. In my calligraphic drawing, this process inevitably reduces to two elements: the circle and the cross, the curved line and the straight line — symbols that, for me, capture the essence of both the journey and the inner state of wandering.
In essence, it's the essence of the journey, not its map, that defines the experience of wandering.
Simply the beginning, 2025, mixed media on paper, 160x80cm
Blue and I, 2025, mixed media on canvas, 40x50cm
Freedom for fear, 2025, mixed media on paper, 50x40cm
Year Zero, 2025, mixed media on paper, 55x75cm
