50" x 70"
Settlements are the latest body of work in a series of paintings where a scenery is constructed in the space of possible future. The adaptation to new and evolving conditions on our planet will most certainly require innovative engineering and architectural solutions for the new environment.
The project of building the artwork involves a process of research and gathering multiple references that present ideas for inhabiting lands under extreme and changing conditions.The paintings in this series are based on photographic references of actual places, often as a composite of several different fragments. The starting point is usually an idea of a space and then the images are researched to fit that space. Part of the research is also discovery of different survival architecture prototypes.
This work reflects, on a more general level, the necessity of a global collaborative project for human survival and coexistence. It opens important questions: What are our hopes as we emerge on the other side after a passage through a turbulent time? How do we rebuild a new environment and reconnect with each other? What will the new landscapes in this future world look like?