illustrator, author and visual artist

My artistic practice focuses on the exploration of symbolic and archetypal aspects, largely derived from folkloric, religious and mythological traditions. Anything that relates to the concept of root/origin and that can be defined as archaic or primitive represents for me a stimulating opportunity to investigate my creative self as well as the relationship existing between humans and their universal memory or collective unconsciousness. The diverse and numerous beliefs, magical-ritual aspects, fairy tales and legends understood as narrative archetypes, stories and events remote in space and time find ample space in my images.

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The connection with the natural element is a further founding element of my research, which sees nature and culture as two intertwined realities that influence each other in various ways.

I work on forms and results that are often connected to the book object, understood as a visual narrative medium (picture book/album) but above all as a possible and actual art object.

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I privilege traditional techniques, ranging from gouache painting to printmaking techniques, usually starting from an accurate iconographic research through drawing/sketching that allows me to identify the language of colours and shapes suitable for the narrative I want to express or simply suggest.