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They're both very much about the
boundary between appropriateness and
inappropriateness that runs throughout
my work.

much on symbolic strategies and has
to probe psychological, narrative
elements within the medium instead".
What is your opinion about it? And in
particular how do you conceive the
narrative that pervades your works?

Unconditional draws a lot from
universal imagery: when playing with
the evokative power of reminders to
iconic people you establish direct
relations with the viewers that goes
beyond any conventional symbolism:
German multidisciplinary artist
Thomas Demand once stated that
"nowadays art can no longer rely so

I suppose although it can be related to
art history and conventional symbolism
(for example someone pointed out My
Bottom Feels Funny was a direct
reference to the nude in art history) my
work is more about feelings, fleeting
intensities. Art's function has changed
very much with literacy, photography,

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