Dear visitor,
This time, I speak as an artist — but above all, as a fellow human being. As part of a world full of untapped potential, trapped in a noise that will only fade when the conditions for a dignified coexistence are truly embraced.
In my recent paintings, an unexpected motif emerged almost intuitively: the cauliflower.
At first glance fragile, with a cloud-like structure that evokes lightness and protection. Its form resembles the human brain. The surrounding leaves call to mind a womb — just as the unconscious serves a protective function in the human psyche.
In literature, I discovered that the cauliflower has long symbolized a pure emotional response to the fact of one’s own existence. It points to a path of inner clarity: a deeper contact with the emotional life, a process of detachment from limiting constructs, and an awakening to the abundant, inalienable self — the foundation of true happiness.
Inner struggle is relatable — perfection is not.
The works in this series collectively portray a human image I describe as Post-Woke —
A person who has moved through their inner conflicts, who lives by a liberated value system, and who thinks from abundance rather than lack. Someone who has abandoned the pursuit of perfection, not out of indifference, but out of understanding.
Identity is shaped through interaction. We all experience inner dissonance — internal conflicts that manifest in our relationships with the world around us. Without inner work, there can be no true connection. Without facing our core, there is no authenticity.
The struggle for equality, originally embodied in Woke activism, speaks to me deeply. Today, that essence risks being obscured — caricatured both by populist rejection and rigid etiquette. Yet the original call remains urgent: justice, the unmasking of power, the exposure of structural inequality, and the acknowledgment of responsibility — both collective and individual.
Woke, at its core, implies awareness.
Therapists call it doing the work: examining and transforming our most deeply held beliefs. As long as these convictions go unchallenged, we remain caught in a closed loop of limitation.
To become aware is to be willing to meet oneself. The distance to others is directly proportional to the distance from ourselves.
In this context, the cauliflower motif takes on an existential meaning.
It serves as a visual anchor — a symbolic energy that opens the door to the unconscious. Not as a joke or irony, but as an icon of vulnerability and transformation. It stands as a call to introspection, to stillness, and ultimately, to connection.