Mayu

All of us have secrets. Sometimes we hide characteristics of our personality that we are ashamed of or that we consider flaws, convincing ourselves that others would reject us. In other cases, these are past traumas, something we have done or suffered that we believe could turn people away. All these constitute "our demons." We hide these so-called demons from others because we are the ones who do not want to see them, who refuse to live with them This is normal Demons, traumas, remorse, complexes, shame, are all part of the negative aspects of life that hurt us to see, that cause us suffering There is no denying the fact that living with one's demons is completely normal Absolutely no one, not even the purest people you can meet, is devoid of inner struggle. Human beings are built on their conflicts and contradictions. The problem is not in having demons, but in eternally ignoring them, not knowing how to accept them. If we fear our reactions, our anxieties, our anger, our depression, our rejection, but never dwell on them, they are likely to grow bigger and bigger, coming to overshadow even the areas of your life where serenity used to reign. Mayu, with "Ogre," sheds light on the darkness by going on to create a work whose protagonist is precisely the demon that lurks within her soul. Digital collage is a perfect medium for representing associations, disturbances and phobias that animate the artist's soul. Indeed, its heterogeneous nature allows it to best represent all that is inherent in her heart and give a face to what did not have a face before. For the first time, Mayu confronts what is inside her by giving her inner self a transposition in images. This helps the process of assimilation and awareness with respect to the shadows in the artist's own soul. This process, however, is not violent or even bloody What we see in "Ogre" is a sad and melancholy demon who perhaps, underneath, regrets his dark and equivocal nature Surrounded by piles of dried soy beans, framed by a wreath of blooming salmon-pink orchids, is the demonic being. One eye stands at the top of the composition. The eyelids are wide open and guard a shiny and highly expressive iris and pupil. It is not a hate-filled eye, it is a gaze filled with sadness, and to testify to this Mayu applies glassy, precious drops below the lower eyelid. Tears flow copiously from the demon's eerie physiognomy. Never did we think that such a fierce and disturbing figure could cry. Yet, he does. For the demon of "Ogre" is not something evil but a sad being who only wishes to be understood, understood, and listened to in order to continue to live silently in Mayu's soul.

Art Curator Lisa Galletti