The Spatial Expansion of Line: From Mark to Structure

My artistic practice through MA fine art was deeply rooted in research and experimentation, where the act of exploring lines and forms in both drawing and conceptual thinking ultimately led me to my final exhibition. It began with a single line—an elemental gesture—one that expanded throughout the year into a fully immersive installation. The realization that something has always existed, yet remained unnoticed until revisited with a renewed perspective, became a source of profound inspiration.

Lines, with their permanence and silent presence, first emerged in my works on paper. As I engaged with them further, they evolved beyond the two-dimensional plane, expanding into space and forming connections shaped by my thoughts. The act of making deliberate marks, layering them, altering their tension—whether through harsh incisions or fluid gestures—became an exploration of materiality and perception. I recorded them through movement, let them wander across surfaces, delicately cut them away, or abandoned them within discarded materials. I forced them into space or left them to dissolve into forgotten objects.

At times, these lines fluctuated around my body, encasing me, asserting their agency within and beyond me. I shaped them with my hands, yet allowed them the freedom to fill space, questioning the presence of boundaries. In moments of contrast, I cast them in rigid form, allowing them to become extensions of myself, transforming from fluid entities into structures that embody my presence. By layering them, letting them collapse into organic formations, and piling them into unorganized volumes, I embraced the tension between order and chaos. This process, driven by an intuitive dialogue with materials, unfolded into a spatial language—one that speaks of presence, absence, and transformation