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Sirens

(2015-2017)

Sirens reinterprets the ancient Greek myth as a meditation on attraction, illusion and the choices we make between what is immediately alluring and what has lasting value.

Using photographs of broken seashells, the series transforms natural fragments into abstract forms that suggest beauty, sensuality and quiet ambiguity. Their fractured surfaces hint at both vulnerability and resilience, inviting viewers to look beyond first impressions and consider the tension between appearance and consequence.

A deliberately softened photographic approach allows light to define the forms rather than precise detail, creating images that hover between recognition and imagination. Drawing on mythology without illustrating it directly, Sirens explores the enduring human attraction to beauty, mystery and the uncertain space where desire and risk converge inviting viewers to reflect on how perception shapes what we find compelling, beautiful and ultimately enduring.

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