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I was born in east Milan in 1997. After spending my childhood and teenage years between Padua, London, and Madrid, I studied medicine at Sapienza University in Rome, where I'm now training as an anesthesiology and intensive care resident. It was in Madrid that I first tried painting. Abstract art immediately spoke to me. I was drawn to action painting and dripping, but when I moved to Rome, I started experimenting with sculpture techniques on canvas. That's when I began to see connections between my medical studies and my artistic practice.

My works try to bridge medical sciences and art, using visual language to explore ideas that fascinate me. I'm interested in creating a dialogue between science and art, medicine and painting, biology and soul. The collection I'm presenting explores these themes. I work with light and matter, trying to blend modern techniques with more traditional approaches.

I use stucco, and when it dries and cracks, forming craquelure patterns, it creates an interesting texture that goes beyond a flat surface. These cracks have become central to my work. I combine them with light, using it as my main medium instead of traditional paint. Through these fissures, I can work with light in ways that feel both raw and contemporary. The colored LEDs help guide viewers through the piece, and I often use medical imagery to explore how our bodies and minds are connected.

I build everything myself from scratch, including stretching the canvas. This hands-on process is important to me. Because they're handmade, my canvases aren't perfect. They have small irregularities and quirks that come from working by hand, and I actually like that. In a world where so much can be digitally perfected, I find myself drawn to keeping those imperfections visible. I think there's something honest about work that shows the human hand behind it.