It has been an incredibly emotional week for me because of the tragedy, which happened in Minneapolis, where I have lived for 6 years.

“What’s going on” from Marvin Gaye. This is the album which I keep coming back to listening to whenever I feel devastated, emotional, and sad… Somehow the songs would calm me down and cheer me up. “War is not the answer… For only love can conquer hate…”

HOPE is there. Some real changes are gonna come!

I urge us humans to take a step back and consider coexistence with all living beings and not focus purely on issues of humanity. Our planets issues go beyond that of humans living and coexisting together. We need to take a closer look at issues that are resulting in the extinction of species and greater harm to our planet as a whole.

MY COUSIN is about the tension between the utopian ideal of coexistence and the real life difficulties in achieving it.

©EXIST is about the implications of capitalism as a way of life, materialistic culture, personal identity as it relates to brands, and our obsession with labels of all kind. The CO of COEXIST becomes a copywrite symbol implying an ownership over our existence.

This artwork was created to shed light on the profound crisis of values that is affecting our societies. We live in a fast-pace environment in which people are overwhelmed with information and things to do. In order to keep the pace, individuals began shaping the world based on their beliefs without questioning their reasoning. People gather together in groups that are glued by similar ideological beliefs and a vague sense of political correctness. This, however, causes tribalism and shapes conflictual behaviors. This artwork is an invite to distance oneself from that frenetic pace and take the time to reflect on our role in society.

We tend to physically spend time next to each other while with our thoughts we are far away. With the right company it can work and even be of advantage. Sometimes a look is enough to find back together and reconnect.

What if all species could vote? What if every species on this planet was given the same rights as any human in a western democracy? Universal Species Suffrage is an exploration of these ideas, questioning our relationship with the planet while also critiquing the systems by which we are governed.

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Citizens must guarantee the interpersonal security distance of two meters and, when this is not possible, will ensure that they have the necessary protection means

During the lockdown, a major issue has been the physical separation of friends, relatives and family. During this time, I made a lot of phone calls and drew during those calls. This drawing with the title »Corona Tagebuch, mit Mutti telefoniert« shows an intuitive and subconscious recording of my conversation.

it talks about how we don’t know how to live with our differences. power always tends to transform us into abusers. we must learn to respect… But the reality is different

it speaks of a reality with which we lived long ago. and now it has exploited us in the face and we must learn to fight it or live with it

3 years ago, I left home for the first time for college in the States. That was the first time I had a chance to experience the coexistence of different races. That coexistence, I thought, was one of strength and unity that help push the society forward. However, racial coexistence in the States has never translated into racial equality as much as we believe it to be. Coexisting on the same land but different skin color puts people in drastically different social positions. Coexisting on the same land but different skin color can be a blessing or a death sentence. Until we see this coexistence as equality, this world we are living in is never a just and humane place for all.

The word, ‘coexist’ usually gives us a kind message of harmorny, but these days, this word can be a question about ‘discord’, especially between different races in the world. We live in the world of misunderstanding in terms of different cultures, societies. We need to get a clear point of view for understanding each other by getting rid of these foggy, contaminated misunderstandings.

These are extracts from a 1974 zine that was produced in the Colombian caribbean coast to educate and organize peasants. The 16 page publication was printed using black ink on newspaper stock, the author Ulianov Chalarca was allegedly murdered in the 1980s. The production process of the zine involved a team effort, a sociologist and the artist conducting interviews with old people who belonged to grassroots organizations. The main character was an afro colombian woman, Felicita Campos. It could be the first documental comic produced in Colombia. Last year we found this treasure and reprinted it to make it available for the first time in more than 45 years.

A step back, into the future.

A new NOW
A new PAST
A new FUTURE
To be imagined, discussed, defended, designed, lived, …

A poster of the map of the mixed Palestinian/Israeli area with a rifle made out of the different villages which live so close to each other but have so much disdain for each other. In the idea of ‘coexistence,’ I thought overly wishful imagery in a warzone might make people complacent at some point on both sides, such that the idea of peace is too abstract to make people act fast. We cannot see the peace today so we should see the violence. I am trying to confront the audience with violence on both sides of the conflict in Palestine/Israel, such that both people are at risk, and tensions are always high. The rifle crosses all villages and pain itself does not discriminate between them.

now balconies connect us/ A walk with a dog is a meeting with people/ Loneliness of coexistence/Stuff your whole life in such a small space/

It’s fascinating in how many different ways we have managed to communicate, since we are able to collect information, remember it and convey it. However one of the most persistent struggles of human civilization throughout our evolution, has been the lack of our emotional control therefore our preexisting beliefs or hypotheses may push us to interpret it in biased ways. Polarization of opinion is present in all healthy, democratic societies however confirmation bias may ignite from emotionally charged debates to wars. In the same manner it can affect economies, science, religion, self-image. Confirmation bias is the eternal border between the truth and how our brain deals with the truth.

I wanted to put forward the idea of our world being one community, moving forward with peace being the common goal. By using symbols, instead of words, the message becomes international.

As a world we can continue to create and inspire. We all need our to do part to evolve and strive.