Swimming Pools

“Why Be Still?” at the Water Garden of Imaret
“Why Be Still?” at the Water Garden of Imaret

2022
I started making works in motion in 2021 as a resident of the Boghossian Foundation in Brussels. These floating and hanging sculptures have been for me an attempt to reimagine my connection with the notions of pleasure, playfulness and balance, as well as the visual condition of stereoblindness.


Intense color, movement, flowing contours and flatness of surfaces are all central in the design of these works. A certain variability of the size, position and overall shape is deliberately planned as a way to praise motion and constant change.

“Why Be Still?” at the Water Garden of Imaret
Why Be Still? [Aerial View] I
Why Be Still? [Aerial View] I

Arabesques on a Reflecting Pool
Imaret, Northern Greece, 2022
PVC, Paint, Wire, Rubber

Why Be Still? [Aerial View] I
Why Be Still? [Aerial View] II
Why Be Still? [Aerial View] II

Northern Greece, 2022

Why Be Still? [Aerial View] II
Why Be Still? [Perspective View]
Why Be Still? [Perspective View]

Why Be Still? is a thirty-five-piece floating installation specifically designed for the water garden of Imaret— a late Ottoman historic building in Northern Greece. The arabesque motifs and color-scale of the work are inspired by the decorative patterns of Islamic Art and the ideas of contemplation and rejuvenation associated with the design of Islamic gardens. The pieces are loosely attached to each other so that the overall composition can follow the subtle movement of the water.

Why Be Still? [Perspective View]
Why Be Still? [Night view]
Why Be Still? [Night view]

Imaret, Northern Greece, 2022

Why Be Still? [Night view]
Why Be Still? [Aerial View] III
Why Be Still? [Aerial View] III
Why Be Still? [Aerial View] III
Installing “Why Be Still?”
Installing “Why Be Still?”
Installing “Why Be Still?”
The Pool of Villa Empain
The Pool of Villa Empain

Villa Empain, 2021

The Pool of Villa Empain
The Dream
The Dream

polyvinyl foam, paint,, wire


The Dream is a small-scale site-specific study intended for the swimming pool of the Villa Empain. It is created as a counterpoint to the repetitive symmetrical decorations of this Art Deco villa, The perpetual motion of this work interested me immensely and opened up the path for more complex in terms of movement installations and three-dimensional works.

The Dream
The Dream I
The Dream I

Small-scale study made as part of a residency at the Villa Empain, Brussels, 2021

The Dream I
The Dream II
The Dream II

2021

The Dream II