My method is based on the study of surroundings, finding inspiring objects, which I accompaines with other materials, transforming their original shapes. Most of them are rooted in his immediate, rural environment. This tinkering attitude may be familiar for many, as it evokes the ancient folk  tradition of mending everything on one,s own, with the least investment, of not throwing away anything, of finding the opportunity to recycle every piece of waste.


Yellow root

The linguistic and stylistic connections of my works are multidirectional, complex. Some of my works are characterized by a neo-realistic accumulation of objects. I put my found elements in such a linguistic structure, in the context of meaning, in which they get a completely new meaning and purpose. These objects create a new context, a new quality of image and objects after I place them in a higher consistency of language. I place the form of matter from which their primary function has been taken away in a secondary role, I place the elements whose lifespan is measurable on the pedestal of eternity in the classical sense of the word. Who would have thought what power the scene of accumulated frozen quinces has, how much it tells us about decay, about a futile elemental struggle.
Photos: RESIDUUM II. solo show
Installation view at Laufer Gallery, Belgrade, Serbia (2019)




Frozen quinces

For me, sprouted potatoes symbolize the spread of life. In contrast, the cage refers to confinement. I coated the potatoes  with epoxy resin and  sprinkled them with charcoal powder. With this  gesture I stopped their growth, but still they have a very contradictory effect, as if they were still alive.
Photos: NONHUMAN group show
Installation view at Art Salon Tarsalgo Gallery, Budapest, Hungary

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