HOLD-ON

2014-2019

Please
hold
hold on
hold on to each other

Hands that hold and support each other, that pray, give, caress, implore, brush against each other, draw, dance, and invite you to hold (them). As an artist, this new series -all in tenderness- is my only answer (to the world and to you...)

Medium: linocut, ink on paper.

This series comes in several phases and tones.

I practice linocut by hand, with a small Japanese press, or with a manual press. The large formats are printed with my body; I press with my feet and hands or I even sit or lay on the inked plate on the floor.

I like the inaccuracies and surprises that these artisanal printing techniques cause. I also like to play with the printed parts and the voids (more or less voluntary) which leave the paper visible in some places. Each print is therefore a little different and unique.