contemporary art installation exhibit project art-objects
Cotton paper 200 g/m², etching ink 25×35 cm / 50×35 cm
A series of prints combining monotype and plastic engraving. The works are built in layers, engravings pressed over monotypes, creating a dense, shifting surface. The title merges two states: insomnia and the subconscious existence within dreams.
At the core of the series lies the experience of blurred boundaries between sleep and reality. Traces of a sleepless night on the bed transform into landscapes, while the figures seem stuck in-between: half-asleep, half-tossing in anxious dreams, existing on the edge between escape and rest.
At the core of the series lies the experience of blurred boundaries between sleep and reality. Traces of a sleepless night on the bed transform into landscapes, while the figures seem stuck in-between: half-asleep, half-tossing in anxious dreams, existing on the edge between escape and rest.
(in)somnia, 2024
The series took shape gradually, alongside learning and refining different printmaking techniques. Each piece emerged through continuous experimentation with materials, color, and surface. I worked with drypoint on plastic, metal, and cardboard plates, combining these engraved layers with monotype prints to test how textures interact and collapse into one another.
The process was driven by searching for the right tonal shifts, density, and transparency. Monotypes provided fluid, uncertain grounds, while the engravings added more defined marks, allowing the images to oscillate between softness and tension. Through these technical trials, the visual language of the project slowly settled: layered, tactile, and hovering between clarity and blur—mirroring the states that the series explores.
The process was driven by searching for the right tonal shifts, density, and transparency. Monotypes provided fluid, uncertain grounds, while the engravings added more defined marks, allowing the images to oscillate between softness and tension. Through these technical trials, the visual language of the project slowly settled: layered, tactile, and hovering between clarity and blur—mirroring the states that the series explores.
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