Selected Installations

In the Absence of the Body 
Ceramic objects, wooden chair, clay cup
Maison de la Culture, Diekirch, LU
2025
The work In the Absence of the Body explores the relationship between bodily absence, memory and vulnerability. Using wood, ceramics, clay and newspaper clippings, the installation evokes silence and the lingering presence of violence. It invites reflection on the unequal conditions that shape our ability to imagine the future. The subtle dialogue between the objects, a white chair, ceramic textiles, a cracked cup and textual fragments — creates a space in which absence takes on form and voice.
At its core lies the concept of the ‘lost generations’ of children from regions affected by war, whose lives are characterised by trauma, displacement, and limited opportunities for democratic reconstruction. By contrasting these realities with those of open, stable societies, the installation reveals the fragility of hope and the delicate boundary between remembrance and forgetting.
The work foregrounds the child’s perspective as society’s moral and cognitive compass, particularly in contexts of violence and historical trauma. From this position, the installation depicts the absence of both body and voice, the child’s inability to articulate their own history. Through fragments, silence and material fragility, the installation opens a space for deeper social reflection and the renewal of collective memory. In this quiet space, materiality becomes a witness and absence becomes a form of presence.

On the tip of my tongue
Bisque-fired porcelain
2025
Blue ceramic tongue as a symbol of the dual nature of speech — which can both release the truth and be restrained by fear or shame. The work explores the tension between the need to speak out and the social pressures to remain silent. In a contemporary context, it reflects on collective memory and the social responsibility to confront trauma, whether personal or historical. It reminds us that although truth is often difficult to voice, it must be spoken to allow healing and prevent the repetition of past injustices.
This work invites the viewer into an intimate and complex dialogue about the power of speech, the right to expression, and the importance of confronting uncomfortable truths as prerequisites for social justice and empathy.