I draw inspiration from Hiroshi Teshigahara in my drawing series, Ikebana Décalcomanie, a continuous exploration of the relationship between intention and spontaneity. In Ikebana, each stem follows its own organic path, resisting manipulation yet shaping the composition in ways beyond my prediction. Décalcomanie mirrors this journey, where pigment flows, merges, and settles independent of my will. Both require preparation, precision, and vision, but also welcome unpredictable as an essential part of the creative process.
Since 2019, I have studied the colour harmonies of birds, anaylsing their organic palettes through drawing. Research informs my approach, guiding my experiment with pigment, shape and spatial harmony. Paper becomes a vessel, watercolor mimics water, and paint becomes material, illustrating the relationship between flowers, vessels, and the fluidity of Ikebana. Translating Ikebana into two-dimensional space, I express its ephemeral nature as a shifting, evolving form.
This series is a meditation on the nexus of impermanence, resistance, and surrender, offering an invitation to embrace chance, a canvas where nature and medium co-create. Here, structure and fluidity meet, where meaning develops organically, dependent upon evolving dialogue between manipulation and unpredictability.
