If you are confident of your skills it’s time to learn a new one

I used to think of myself as a photographer – since that is the medium I use most often and I tend to use it as a core for many of my projects. However, the photographs are rarely the concept behind my work. That is because I want my art to be objective, clear to the viewer and never abstract, but at the same time, I find the traditional variety of forms used in photography to be limiting. Because of that, I prefer to identify myself with a more encompassing classification of a maker.

Apart from photography, I have no preferences when it comes to materials and techniques, quite the opposite. I find genuine satisfaction in finding cost-effective solutions and learning new skills that will allow me to realise my vision. In this way, my projects can be quite experimental despite clear focus.

When it comes to themes in my projects, the notion of combining and contrasting old with new is the most common, although quite often it is only a supporting concept rather than the ‘front and centre’ idea. For example, where the archaic subject is being transformed using modern technology.

Thomas Demand is my biggest inspiration among artists. His life-size, highly realistic yet aesthetically pleasing scenes made of paper just to be photographed. I especially enjoy the unobtrusive historical significance of the places he reproduces adding yet another level of understanding to photographs that uninformed viewer could easily dismiss as some unintentional snapshots.

In the future, I would like to pursue a technical and eventually even managerial role in the art industry.