MULTIPLES SELVES
- A Creative Journey Through the Complexity of Identity
- “Feeling Everything in Every Way”
- (Poetic Free Interpretation)
Álvaro de Campos / Fernando Pessoa - “I fragmented myself to understand myself,
To comprehend my essence, I had to experience all,
I burst beyond my boundaries, simply pouring out,
Stripped bare, I completely surrendered.
And in every recess of my soul, a different deity resides.”
- My creative journey explores the intricate landscape of multiple identities, drawing inspiration from Pessoa’s profound poetic exploration of inner multiplication. Just as Pessoa unfolded through his heteronyms, we now unfold into virtual identities, crafting digital altars that house the many versions of ourselves.
- At the convergence of fashion, technology, and personal expression, I develop a collection of “personas” that challenges the very boundaries of self-perception. Each art piece serves as a manifesto on the fluidity of identity in the digital era—where fashion transcends mere clothing to become an interface of experimentation and transformation.
- I delve deep into the tension between authenticity and digital construction, investigating how contemporary technologies enable us to fragment and reconstruct our identities. My work reflects on the psychology of representation, where each digital avatar becomes an altar to a “different god”—a shrine to an unexplored facet of our multifaceted existence.
- Every piece functions as a “performative wrapper” of digital identity, employing construction techniques that blur the lines between physical and virtual realities. These are surreal, hybrid beings that harness color, texture, shape, and light to create complex visual stimuli. I craft personas that can be continuously resignified, symbolizing the inherently mutable nature of contemporary identities.
- The Multiple Selves collection transcends the mere dressing of virtual bodies; it is a cartography of psyches—celebrating, as Pessoa would eloquently suggest, our profound capacity to multiply ourselves in order to truly feel complete.