Understanding Risk

● What factors stop you from taking risks within your work and how do you stop these getting in the way?

I'm not sure I'm not taking a risk. It’s just that sometimes I don’t see the point in doing things. For example, my experiment with video work was completely impromptu, without a plan, only the risk of being left painted black. If I would think about factors - maybe for me these are not restrictions, but not free-thinking, I'm not often challenged my own way of work.

● How necessary do you feel taking risks and embracing chance is to your works development?

It seems to me that when necessary I do it. But at the moment, even without the “chance of the universe,” I see a large field for development in my current technique.

● Could you describe an occasion when taking a risk with your work proved to be a really positive move?

This was the moment when I experimented with plaster in 2020. I needed to get acquainted with this material and make some works. Because when the plaster is already filled with water, you need to work very quickly. I poured the already prepared forms, but I still had a significant part of this solution and in seconds I needed to decide something. By chance, I had some paper at hand and I decided to dip it in plaster and see what happens. Thus, I came across a solution that helped me develop a technique for my colourful fields.

● Could you describe a moment where you were able to use failure as a positive tool within your practice?

I can’t remember a specific case, but I have long noticed that mistakes motivate me to search for solutions. It’s like a creative challenge that sets some condition and you need to build a world around it. I even included this point in the methodology of my research.