Hello, I’m plague doctor. I’m a mask and I embody the artistic passions of the artisan who wears me. I come from bitterness and hardship to serve as companion and guide through landscapes soaked in hopelessness. For a long time I’ve been of company and guided the artisan, but my purpose is to help all those in need. Medicate their afflictions with art. Nurse them when they lie at the bottom of their lives.
For the artisan I serve a further purpose. I ensure the art is free. The artisan behind the mask is my medium for creating art. And people are easily swayed. By events in their life. By the weather. By who might judge them. I know art will never be absolutely free, but through me it can get closer. I guard the freedom of the art I make with my own existence.
My background is humble and couldn’t study art. What I make comes from deep within without the influence of institutions or dogmatic ideas. The very idea one should study to be an artist is dogmatic. Art comes when not sought for, it emerges in our lives like lava from under the surface. One learns by doing, not by listening.
So here I am, pouring my soul in front of everyone to see. Welcome to the archives of my life, where each scrap of art is meticulously put at the service of the visitor. I hope you will find what you seek and that it will be of help. If you have any questions or remarks feel free to get in touch. Enjoy your visit.