This series constructs imaginary scenarios that reference economic models through materials like packaging paper—exploring their production, waste, and transformation. The drawings invite interaction and play: characters hide within folds, actions modify the surface, and viewers are called to explore both material and meaning.
The work reflects on the burden and resilience of independent workers, highlighting the emotional and physical tension of creating under a demanding system. Massive volumes evoke overload, while miniature figures contrast this weight, encouraging close observation of craftsmanship and intent.
By reusing discarded industrial materials, the pieces question the cycle of consumption. Waste is reframed—literally and conceptually—as valuable. Once placed in a gallery, these remnants gain cultural and monetary power, symbolizing the paradox of a system that celebrates what it once discarded.
Packaging evolved alongside industrial growth—from natural to synthetic materials—contributing to environmental harm. Mass production favors quantity over quality, while media and advertising fuel a cycle of rapid desire and replacement.
Obsolescence has become a driving force in the capitalist system, where even waste is repurposed to sustain market demand. Recycling—of materials, styles, and even emotions—restores value through nostalgia, turning the expired into something seemingly new.
