Swimming pools are the main
subject of my Safe Zone series, the majority of which I produced over the last
three years. Swimming pools are interesting and fascinating spaces for me as
they give me huge comfort and solitude at the same time. I feel separated from
a busy and chaotic world when I swim, and can fully concentrate on myself,
physically and psychologically. Initially, I considered the idea of a swimming
pool as a utopia; to me, it is a dream- or paradise-like place where I would like
to be all the time. However, a swimming pool could be more appropriately
considered a heterotopia than a utopia, as it exists in reality.
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![202018](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fc98dcc641b99717990e20f783165187c3acd6f6b40ea242d8a3e40da6c61771/A-Safe-Zone--nowhere-202018-re.jpg)
![202019](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/df2fa738f141f255b9275767161c1461abe8943136dcb27bc6b4a37b4c75e1dc/A-Safe-Zone--nowhere-202019-re.jpg)
![201905](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fb6d15512582602f5f2917a6dfb22018a16170179dbbdb20516b3457e0144acc/a-safe-zone-nowhere-2019--72.5x53cm--acrylic-on-canvas--2019-re.jpg)
![201906](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/06cc66fa9d1328d3de129b17a1673a83feeab43700ee41bbb69868474ed546bd/a-safe-zone-nowhere--53-x41cm--acrylic-on-canvas--2019-re.jpg)
![201904](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/234c658863dfab0c03b94b79322766298610c0cbf2c99eedfa75801fa0270296/a-safe-zone--no-where-2019--53x-45.5cm--acrylic-on-canvas-re.jpg)
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![201925](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d6c09df8d047f7c7a3fd435a15505c4c1b0efbdd6dfaf4505081d41eb6e73be7/A-Safe-Zone-nowhere-201925------53-x-72.7-cm--2019-re.jpg)
![201928](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ca45e7fb8221b142518a09c8b47ba1441f6c0400cf1358de26902d6614fb11f2/a-safe-zone-nowhere-201928--re.jpg)
![201801](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2351c504e0908478218fc999dc2d8b13f830cdb6846bdc48f8fafc3f1ac95643/a-safe-zone-nowhere--2018-re.jpg)
![201924](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b4b85f231820afe6ac97d959fc8b53b0a33340fe97f07517392b659ce561a397/a-safe-zone-nowhere--201924-re.jpg)
![201804](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/010a4c131524b0208dff0d8d5eeba3d4c5450b8c12faa0daf8bdb4c108e175c9/a-safe-zone-nowheresecond-edition-250x-160cm.-acrylic-on-canvas--2018-re.jpg)
![201909](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/860499682e8f45ac794049e330161c5ebd5fd02b8a2cb3b8d9532b98282ef4a2/A-safe-zone--nowhere--53-x-45.5cm--Acrylic-on-canvas--2019-re.jpg)
![201608](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9153a0e2ce661b2b7a14cb716f77dc4a94e58b64257a2342d3af1661d87aa479/safe-zone-nowhere-201608-small-v-re.jpg)
![201913](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0cb1ac5eaf7dc863e19596a50864fb57538ee4913abeee63a78538bc20c7679a/-A-Safe-Zone--nowhere201913-60.6-x-72.7-cm-20F----2019-re.jpg)
![201914](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4d9403ac0613c387fe6b117cfd487021b9b6447eb7ede0d780aae536fba8e8d7/-A-Safe-Zone--nowhere201914-53-x-72.7-cm-20P----2019-re.jpg)
![201915](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fd596e63a9212cc9c02dbbcf9dc0f0be3d8a1491add57e86d39636c32032bfcb/-A-Safe-Zone--nowhere201915--60.6-x-72.7-cm-20F----2019-re.jpg)
![201916](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2aa553da65df9a24253d4695e462271fc0a60885a791e65c437db49ccfa91423/-A-Safe-Zone--nowhere201916--53-x-72.7-cm-20P----2019-re.jpg)
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![201920](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/04473e98f78de57e9ebb415fa0a3a8f4761a3df1c2421e6939b6283375d2e1e1/-A-Safe-Zone--nowhere201920-40.9x53-cm-10P----2019-re.jpg)
![201921](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/966f1b3e2ca8e20b4ffb24cb33621f32913bb15c461ba1949d764ac16a2c27b5/-A-Safe-Zone--nowhere201921-40.9-x-53cm-10P----2019-re.jpg)
![201912](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6b7c05fec0f7c084ed4ffdb01a873664e50986b17e0331b75be8ccbd0bbd8b7b/--A-Safe-Zone-nowhere-201912--112-x-162.2-cm------2019-re.jpg)
![201911](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8e09bbc297ee81f023315ad61bfd12b7ded4db7583eebd096402278f45ab7b1d/--A-Safe-Zone-nowhere--162.2-x-112cm-----2019-re.jpg)
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![201922](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dd6b9b15dc1e1d1e1b1479bc35d1f1968a16f88198fbdf8089287dddc21d9455/A-Safe-Zone--nowhere201922--40.9-x-53-cm10P----2019-re.jpg)
![201923](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f6df1c6d444cbadd7b6ee994fb5241dc8f7f1ea644b7a716413a044c697680d4/A-Safe-Zone--nowhere201923--40.9-x-53-cm-10P----2019-re.jpg)
Caption
201605
A Safe Zone -nowhere
Acrylic on canvas
30.5 x 40 cm
2016
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A Safe Zone -nowhere
Acrylic on canvas
30.5 x 40 cm
2016
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A Safe Zone -nowhere
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30.5 x 40 cm
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30.5 x 40 cm
2016
201611
A Safe Zone -nowhere
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30.5 x 40 cm
2016
201614
A Safe Zone -nowhere
Acrylic on canvas
60 x 90 cm
2016
201615
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40 x 30.5 cm
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A Safe Zone -nowhere
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30.5 x 40 cm
2016
201618
A Safe Zone -nowhere
Acrylic on canvas
160 x 250 cm
2016
201702
A Safe Zone -nowhere
Acrylic on canvas
40 x 30.5 cm
2017
201801
A Safe Zone -nowhere
Acrylic on canvas
30.5 x 40 cm
2018
201803
A Safe Zone -nowhere
Acrylic on canvas
60 x 90 cm
2018
201804
A Safe Zone -nowhere
Acrylic on canvas
160 x 250 cm
2018
201811
A Safe Zone -nowhere
Acrylic on canvas
200 x 170 cm
2018
201812
A Safe Zone -nowhere
Acrylic on canvas
200 x 170 cm
2018
201901
A Safe Zone -nowhere
Acrylic and gouache
41 x 53 cm
2019
201902
A Safe Zone -nowhere
Acrylic and gouache
80.3 x 116.8 cm
2019
201903
A Safe Zone -nowhere
Acrylic and gouache
72.7 x 53cm
2019
201904
A Safe Zone -nowhere
Acrylic and gouache
45.5 x 53 cm
2019
201905
A Safe Zone -nowhere
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53 x 72.7 cm
2019
201906
A Safe Zone -nowhere
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41 x 53 cm
2019
201907
A Safe Zone -nowhere
Acrylic and gouache
41 x 53 cm
2019
201908
A Safe Zone -nowhere
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45.5 x 53 cm
2019
201909
A Safe Zone -nowhere
Acrylic and gouache
45.5 x 53 cm
2019
201910
A Safe Zone -nowhere
Acrylic and gouache
60.6 x 72.7 cm
2019
201911
A Safe Zone -nowhere
Acrylic and gouache
112 x 160.2 cm
2019
201912
A Safe Zone -nowhere
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112 x 160.2 cm
2019
201913
A Safe Zone -nowhere
Acrylic and gouache
60.6 x 72.7 cm
2019
201914
A Safe Zone -nowhere
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53 x 72.7 cm
2019
201915
A Safe Zone -nowhere
Acrylic and gouache
60.6 x 72.7 cm
2019
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A Safe Zone -nowhere
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53 x 72.7 cm
2019
201917
A Safe Zone -nowhere
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53 x 72.7 cm
2019
201918
A Safe Zone -nowhere
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45.5 x 53 cm
2019
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A Safe Zone -nowhere
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45.5 x 53 cm
2019
201920
A Safe Zone -nowhere
Acrylic and gouache
40.9 x 53 cm
2019
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A Safe Zone -nowhere
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40.9 x 53 cm
2019
201922
A Safe Zone -nowhere
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40.9 x 53 cm
2019
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A Safe Zone -nowhere
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40.9 x 53 cm
2019
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A Safe Zone -nowhere
Acrylic and gouache
45.5 x 53 cm
2019
201925
A Safe Zone -nowhere
Acrylic and gouache
53 x 72.7 cm
2019
201928
A Safe Zone -nowhere
Acrylic and gouache
45.5 x 53 cm
2019
201929
A Safe Zone -nowhere
Acrylic and gouache
112 x 194 cm
2019
201930
A Safe Zone -nowhere
Acrylic and gouache
130.3 x 162.2 cm
2019
202016
A Safe Zone -nowhere
Acrylic on linen
45.5 x 53 cm
2020
202017
A Safe Zone -nowhere
Acrylic on linen
60.6 x 72.7 cm
2020
202018
A Safe Zone -nowhere
Acrylic on canvas
112 x 160.2 cm
2020
202019
A Safe Zone -nowhere
Acrylic on linen
45.5 x 53 cm
2020