Manifesto of Seeing

I believe in small things done with great attention.

I believe in the poetry of the gaze - the language of eyes, silent but unflinching.

I believe that looking closely is an act of love.

I do not paint faces. I bear witness.

To grief, to wonder, to resilience.

To the small fractures that make us whole.

My work is quiet by choice.

It does not shout. It does not demand.

It waits.

For you to come close.

For you to notice.

Art, for me, is a form of listening.

Of letting others speak through line and light.

Of saying:

"I see you."

I do not aim to decorate.

I aim to connect.

I believe minimalism can be maximal.

That what is left unsaid becomes the most powerful part of the sentence.

That a line can hold a lifetime.

That a shadow can carry a name.

This is not fashion. This is not trend.

This is tenderness, framed.

This is stillness, hung on a wall.

This is portraiture as invitation.

To see.

To feel.

To remember.

To belong.