About.

What I know, and what I do not know yet.

How do I process and integrate visual information in my work as an artist? This is a matter of the relationship between interpretation and perception.

We receive visual information through our eyes. When we look at something, we instantly interpret this, to make sense of what it is that we are seeing. However, our own experiences and knowledge influence this interpretation, as does the emotional state we are in at that moment. Little by little, those influences change the course of our process of interpretation. The visual information, combined with those influences, enters this process, and the result is our own personal perception.

There is no such thing as a simple or direct relationship between seeing and understanding. What I perceive through my eyes is not only about what I see. What happens when we look at things is a complex process, which leads to diverse and intricate results.

Considering this matter of visual information, I encounter another question. This concerns “what I know already” and “what I do not know yet”. Things I think I know or have known for some time could actually turn out to be things I still do not know yet. These various perspectives of visual perception: how do I consciously engage those visual perceptions, specifically in my artistic practice? I am interested in how I can involve and control this in my painting.

When my painting is presented to someone, their impression will probably stem from reading my work through several different aspects. These might entail content that is recognizable or familiar to the viewer, technical aspects of the work or the material characteristics, to name a few. The viewer also interprets what they see through their own experience, knowledge and emotions, which makes their perception a personal, individual experience.

If I carefully consider this phenomenon of looking at the same thing with differing perspectives, I believe I can learn more about the possibilities and power that lie in our interpretation and perception of visual information. This may show me the richness of visual phenomena, and the deep relationship between objectivity and subjectivity. If I could push my limits of understanding a little further, I believe that I could discover what I want to see in my own paintings more precisely. Additionally, it provides me with an opportunity to find new meanings within my work and see what my work is capable of.

What I try to create in my painting is probably that, which exists in between subjective reality and objective reality. Living and experiencing these questions is what fundamentally constitutes my painting. I would like to find out how to create the works that reflect this. I try to create a perfect synthesis between my painting and myself, connected by the world I live in. It is a journey through my identities. I try to discover them from my horizons.