Pressure Marks

This series examines states of external pressure and inner overload through reduced visual language and strong contrast. It does not illustrate these conditions, but investigates how they become structurally visible, not as atmosphere, but as spatial and relational tension in the image.

The compositions are built around a restrained, light ground intersected by strong linear elements. These lines function as structural forces, suggesting social systems, expectations, and frameworks that both organize and constrain. They appear stabilizing and disruptive at once: ordering, yet unpredictable. Structure is treated here not as neutral order, but as an active and ambivalent influence that directly interacts with the emotional zones of the composition.

The orange zones act as concentrated fields within the image. They mark the emotional state of an individual under pressure: condensed, exposed, and active within structural constraint. They function as counter-presence rather than accent.

The works were created under physical strain and external pressure. This becomes visible in the interplay between controlled interventions and open, flowing passages, as well as in the visible reworking of the surfaces. Material decisions remain direct and process-led, allowing instability and revision to remain visible. Perception is therefore not secondary, but constitutive to the work’s meaning.