STATEMENT OF WORK

“Inferior in strength (for who could be a match for Atlas in strength?), he says “Since my friendship is of so little value to thee, accept this present;” and then, turning his face away, he exposes on the left side the horrible features of Medusa. Atlas, great as he is, becomes a mountain. Now his beard and his hair are changed into woods; his shoulders and his hands become mountain ridges, and what was formerly his head, is the summit on the top of the mountain. His bones become stones; then, enlarged on every side, he grows to an immense height (so you willed it, ye Gods), and the whole heaven, with so many stars, rests upon him.”
passage in Ovid’s Metamorphoses that depicts the victory of Perseus over Atlas

Matter is alive. The grain of wood, for example, is formed by the pressure of the wind and the movement of the sun. It forms a unique imprint that reminds the passage of time. Wood contains an important internal force. There is a certain poetry in the action of joining this force to shape the material. My sculptures generally come intuitively, they are born from my curiosity. An image captures my attention, a story inspires me, the delicacy of a movement makes an imprint in my mind. I want to retransmit these moments in the material, give new life to the material by injecting my sensitivity in it.