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The project brings together two creative journeys — two searches. It’s an exploration of the cultures of Tanzania and Zimbabwe.

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The trip to Zimbabwe was focused on learning from local artists and absorbing local stories and culture. The artist stayed with a local family — with a painter, an animalist and landscapist, whose life is deeply connected to nature and its rhythms. This experience became essential — an opportunity to observe, to work side by side, to absorb not only knowledge but also the very approach to materials and process. Originality, openness to experimentation, trust in feeling — everything was built on personal exchange, on hand-to-hand transmission of knowledge, through gestures and shared work rather than theory.

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The second journey, to Tanzania, several years later, became an experience of observation. By coincidence, the entire country was cut off from the internet — and the usual external noise disappeared. There were no news feeds, no screens, no connection. Everything narrowed down to simple things: nature, conversations, silence.

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The trip turned into continuous contemplation and reflection — on presence, on attention, on the line between the inner and the outer. Sketches and drawings created during this time became more than visual notes — they became records of perception, of thoughts and quiet observations.