Any conversation about sculpture is, inevitably, a conversation about the body. Even if not present as a subject for the work, the body is still the medium with which the viewers confront themselves with sculpture.

My research investigates the female body and its representation in literature and art, delving into the idea of female monstrosity and the grotesque body. I am interested in its ability to morph into something else that can multiply, bloat, expand and subvert its conventional structure. I perceive the female body, and by extension, the figures I create, as a dual ‘object’, both to be feared for and to fear. Connecting historical female representation, both in literature and art history, and the contemporary cult of beauty (plastic surgery, endless youth, botox), I focus on the unpredictability of the feminine, which can be at the same time fragile and strong, frightening and delicate, constantly changing and adapting. 

I work most exclusively with casting, mixing different materials such as latex, wax, plaster, synthetic hair or fabrics selected after some testing and research. Nevertheless, latex is the medium that I feel more comfortable with because of its lightness and, simultaneously, its strength due to its elastic properties. Said features embody the dualism of the discourse that I want to develop, which moves around opposite tendencies: vertical vs. horizontal; full vs. empty; tension vs. release; and birth vs. death.