The work The blackout is a reflection of the internal struggle within me, where light and darkness coexist. Each process of self-destruction leads to an inner rebirth through which I find liberation and evolution.

This piece explores theexperience of slowly fading into darkness—a journey of transition betweenthe two most intense seasons of the year: from summer to winter. In this shift, darkness envelopsme and uncomfortable sensations emerge; my emotional state transforms completely. Inthesemoments, the symbol of the black hole appears in my mind, and for the first time, I observe it from adistance. It invites me to enter, and this time, I am the one who decides whether or not to go in.Interestingly, visiting the dark spaces of my memories drives me to externalize emotions, allowingme to move through the world with a bit more serenity.

Every action I perform in The blackout is a unique ritual, and each element used has a purpose.

The first trigger for creating this work came from the question:How can I represent darknessthrough an action with my body?From that, the action of painting myself black and blending into thedarkness emerged. I then reflected on how to convey the tension between cold and heat, which ledme to transfer photographs onto steel plates that I later painted with thermochromic pigment. Theseimages are activated by heat, revealing themselves, while the cold deactivates them, turning them black again.

In this work, I allow myself to play and experiment with the absurd and overwhelming feeling of thetransition from summer to winter. My body is activated by warmth, and I live those days intensely; inwinter, I move more slowly because I don’t have the same energy. This entire process otransformation—of oscillating between darkness and light—makes me reflect on existence andemotional shifts.

The annual cycle never stops, and each year it begins again. Each year, I will experience a newblackout. Reflecting on and giving visibility to this subject somehow helps meremain alert andprepared for the coming winter. Perhaps I won’t be able to avoid the emotional change, but I willknow it’s coming, and I’ll go through the winter with greater awareness. I believe in the constant transformation of the self—we are always evolving—and I choose to believe that each new blackoutwill be a space to get to know myself a little better. I like to think that from now on, I will be aspectator observing the blackout from the outside.