Trash-or-art sessions are a mix of meditation, fun, repurposing and upcycling. It's an excellent way to activate (personal) archives in a generative manner. Boxes interest me a lot as forms, for the possibilities, the constraints and the metaphors they offer. Inevitably they become little shrines, full with emotions and memories that overcome their fragmented nature and fuse into new existence: An old photo cut in pieces, a found button, a broken earring, a piece of pastel from my childhood. In a similar manner, I can create a whole moment: A beach scene, fireworks, a starry night, a crab coming out of the sea, mixed with thoughts, anxieties, a humanity that persists and mingles with 'nature' and machine. 

At this point, it makes sense to call the results "sculptures". They are part of a constant dialogue and take days, or sometimes weeks to develop and finalize. Here there's clay, wood, various found/broken objects and yarn that you can actually hold and unwind/rewind. Thematically, it all started with the clay piece on top, the Symplegades (or Cyanean Rocks) and the more I looked at them the more they looked like leaning into each other, more amicable than threatening. They became an island on a rock in the sea, later a nativity scene with flamingoes and plants instead of magi, a moon was added and suddenly there was a whole world to explore.