01001100 01001111 01010110 01000101 | 4C 4F 56 45 | TFZl | TE9WRQ==. | YBIR | 76 79 86 69 | .-.. --- ...- .  | ORYH |

U+004C U+004F U+0056 U+0045

Mindscapes is a graphic animated diary that captures the flying images contained within the artist’s mind. The artist's thoughts, emotions and memories have been deliberately crafted into architecturally intricate maps. Consisting of 31 digital artworks taken from handmade pen sketches, the project was influenced by Indian and Aboriginal art (Warli paintings and Jivya Soma Mashe) as well as the visuals from contemporary electronic music videos. Inspired by the first emotional map drawn, Mindscapes also recalls the writer Madeleine de Scudéry who devised the Carte de Tendre (Map of Tenderness), which depicts a map of an Arcadia where the geography is based on the theme of love. Scudéry's works brought to life emotions such as melancholy, boredom, and restlessness, exploring the nuances of human feeling.

Similarly, Mindscapes delves into emotional landscapes, translating them into a language of lines and abstract forms in motion, where stylized figures also interact. Much like Scudéry’s Carte de Tendre, which maps the geography of love, Mindscapes also reflects on this emotion, repeating the word ‘LOVE’ in different encrypted languages, such as ASCII code and binary code. These repetitions evoke the complex and multifaceted nature of love, bridging traditional concepts with modern, digital interpretations through the use of coded alphabets.

By reinterpreting the concept of a symbolic map, Mindscapes offers a modern visual and artistic journey – both meditative and deeply personal – that encourages introspection and emotional connection. The experience is further enhanced by an original soundtrack by Italian composer Angelo Di Guglielmo, blending the ambient crackle of burning wood with electronic soundscapes. The organic warmth of the fire echoes the reflective nature of Mindscapes, creating a bridge between natural and digital worlds.

You need many places within yourself to have any hope of being yourself. J.-B. Pontalis