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I spent 11 days alone in the Sahara to create an art installation. The object was made out of clay/sand and rocks. It was about 10m wide and 1.5m high. You can find out more information about my experience in the book: Sahara Download a free eBook here:https://www.dropbox.com/s/urfo6bdddrc28z4/sahara%20ebook.pdf?dl=0

I chose to produce paintings as a way of reflecting back to the performance that happened in the forest (see the previous article). To paint was the best choice in order to portray moods and ways I felt. I made a series of paintings and they all are executed in a similar style. I painted…

At the end of August 2016, I spent six days alone in the forest of Latvia. Whilst I was there, I didn’t communicate with the outer world, only nature and my own mind and thoughts. At the end of the summer, forests usually are rich with berries, mushrooms and other forms of food. Therefore, in…

The rain dance ritual is one of the most famous rituals in many indigenous cultures. Water and warmth of the Sun are basic things that life needs to grow and flourish. Rituals like the rain dance usually were performed by a shaman who during the performance went into a spiritual world and changed things there,…

The photographs of the installations (that were created on the Balkan Mountains) were etched with a laser on a different size and thickness plexiglass sheets. A found wood was used for the background. The wood was burnt in a controlled manner to create the best possible effect for the etchings to be visible and still…

The project started in the Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria July 2016. I spent six days on the mountain, away from the civilisation. These six days made me experience completely different things from my everyday life in London. The main purpose of this trip was to create art installations in a natural environment from biological materials. I…

An interactive sculpture.Size: 30cm x 30cm x 190cmMaterials used: Steel wire, plastic, wood, glue, paint.Electronics used: Distance sensor, lamp, dimmer, arduino, servos. The interactivity: In front of the sculpture was placed a distance sensor with a sensitivity range of 1m. A viewer by going closer to the sculpture activated the distance sensor. Closer the person…

The installation consisted of a found object and a white painted space. 3m x 2m x 2m (size of the object) A big branch of a dead tree was used as a part of the installation. The branch was suspended by using a cotton string. The branch was optically floating in the air, creating a…

Technical aspects:The installation consists of two parts: sculpture and electronic devices. Materials used: steel wire, plaster, wood, glue, paint, radio, amplifier, arduino, sensor, servos, speakers, lights. Plaster body casts were taken of real people: one male and one female form. A steel wire was used to create an unique mesh. The steel mesh was moulded…

The project consists of three parts: *performance*photoshoot*photomanipulation People are asked to write down all their fears, demons and bad things onto their faces but only those things that they want to face. People are making all decisions about text, colour, placement and content by themselves. How much or less they want to expose is up…