24 october 2022

Dear Rebecca,

When I think about a paradise on earth, an image comes to me immediately. This place is a small seaside town on the pacific side of Costa Rica known as Uvita. I have been there several times and my visual meditations also lead me there. Some of my paintings for "Un jardin secret" are images of that place. The thick tropical jungle contrasts with the wide ocean view and I am interested in this threshold. Everything here is alive. Ecosystems are rich in exotic bird life, lush jungle foliage, and a dramatic range of wildlife. As an artist, I try to absorb this living expression of nature in order to understand within my body.

When I was looking at your book "Life in Death" yesterday the similarities in our interrest for nature struck me. Nature's vulnerable state of transition has always been a source of inspiration for me and I can see it in your installations as well. The inner sensitivity that decaying matter offers to see has so much to say and I really enjoy looking closely at your still lifes from photography that reminded me of the painting of the Renaissance.

In what way do you approach the concept of cycle in your creative process?

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