Hydra

2017

The Hydra, a mythical creature depicted as a serpent with nine heads, embodies the paradoxical nature of water. When one head is severed, two more grow in its place. This creature symbolizes both the perilous and life-giving qualities of water, suggesting its potential to both destroy and sustain life, thereby reflecting its ambivalent essence. The use of lithography further reinforces this concept, as the technique generates multiple originals, echoing the regenerative qualities associated with the Hydra. The Hydra_multiplied skins directly manifests this idea. By adopting and visually formalizing this character, I engaged with profound, poetic reflections on the nature of water.

Simultaneously, the Hydra series explores narratives intricately intertwined with material imagination. Hydra After Death depicts the creature following its defeat by Hercules, delving into the design of image structures rooted in both mythological symbolism and the conceptual exploration of materiality, particularly the dual properties of water. This approach fosters a nuanced dialogue between mythology and materiality, enabling a deeper understanding of how imagination intersects with the empirical world.

This investigation of narrative and natural materials was further developed in the Landscapes series, which enriches the structural mechanisms underlying the construction of the virtual world within Landscapes.