ioana sisea

Masks which are either painted, distorted or immaculate, fragile breastplates bleeding gold, shattered and diformed hearts – these were the key elements which Ioana Sisea turned to on her exploration of the self hidden behind social facades and which captured the attention of the art world in the past two years. Appreciation towards her vision wasn’t contained within Romanian borders, her works finding their way into private collections in Switzerland, London and Paris. With the same tenderness and power which characterize her installations, Ioana Sisea discusses vulnerability, her thirst for experiences and what it is that truly influences her.

keywords: fragile, self-portrait, experiment, touch

Wounds are… useful.
It cheers me up to… make fun of myself, I try not to take everything so seriously (I try).
I feel vulnerable when… I can’t control my emotions.
I like the texture of… flour.
I would fall asleep listening to… the silence inside my head – I hope it exists.
As a child I was… very curious and obedient.
The last lie I told… myself or others?
My favourite season is… autumn.
The fondest memory from London… a certain sunny Saturday morning when the streets were closed for a parade and I was leisurely strolling on the 6-lane-wide boulevard covered in fallen leaves.
3 Romanian galleries I always enjoy visiting… I’m glad to visit a lot of galleries but I generally follow artists more than a certain venue. There’s no shortage of interesting gallery programmes and there are many great artists, what’s lacking is the public.

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