The Edo Series explores the quiet presence of time through layered mixed‑media compositions. Each painting evolves gradually, built from fragments of Japanese text — taken from old documents, books, and newspapers — that are embedded within the surface as collage. These remnants bring with them echoes of memory, language, and history, grounding each work in a sense of lived time.
The materials appear weathered and gently eroded, as if shaped by time itself. Surfaces unfold in an infinite spectrum of tones between black and white, where subtle variations give rise to depth and atmosphere within a restrained, minimalist palette. At moments, a fragile red emerges — an interruption, a pulse — introducing both tension and balance. Between texture and silence, these works invite a slow gaze, a pause in which meaning is not imposed, but quietly revealed.
My artistic practice centers on textured contemporary abstraction, exploring pattern, rhythm, and layered surfaces. Influenced by the ornamental language of Barcelona’s Modernisme architecture, I reinterpret architectural rhythm through subtle geometry and tactile relief.
Using mixed‑media techniques, I apply, compress, and partially reveal each layer to create surfaces that appear aged and transformed. The resulting textures evoke corrosion, patina, and the quiet imperfections that speak to the passage of time — an echo of the Wabi‑Sabi philosophy, where beauty arises from impermanence, irregularity, and natural change.
The Edo Series stands at the intersection of structure and organic decay — an ongoing dialogue between precision and process, presence and absence — creating works that feel both contemporary and timeless.
