As someone with a background in interior architecture, how do you define the relationship between art and space?
I think of the relationship between an artwork and its space much like a person entering a room. Just as the atmosphere of a room affects the person within it, the space shapes the way an artwork is perceived. I see space not simply as a backdrop, but as an invisible narrator that guides the story of the work. When the same piece is moved to a different setting, it can feel as though the same story is being told in a different tone of voice.

Do you notice a common feeling among the works of art that affect you most?
The works that affect me most are those that, rather than trying to tell me something, give me a sense of belonging somewhere. There is a quietness to them, an emotional depth, and an invisible connection between the individual, the self and the world around them.

For you, what kind of balance should exist between the artworks, the way they are displayed and the experience offered to the visitor?
For me, a good exhibition is one that creates enough space for the works to breathe. The architecture, light and placement should guide the visitor without making that guidance felt. When everything is in harmony, the visitor does not simply look at the works, but becomes part of the atmosphere the exhibition creates. The experience then moves beyond the visual and becomes emotional.

If you could turn an artist’s world into a space one could inhabit, who would you choose?
I would choose Etel Adnan. If I imagine her life as a space, I see a place that belongs to no single geography yet holds many worlds within it at once. Her Lebanese roots and her life across different cultures also find their way into this sense of belonging in her work. Within her small canvases, she holds not only landscapes, but memories, light and a sense of place. “Painting is to create a cosmic event.” I think her words capture this beautifully. With just a few colours and simple forms, she opens an entire universe within a very small surface. If her life were a space, I imagine it as a poetic place led by light and colour, with every corner opening onto a different story.

Where do you think the true power of art lies in what it can make visible?
I think the true power of art lies in its ability to hold a mirror to suppressed emotions and realities we choose to overlook. Art shows us not only the world, but ourselves and the things we would rather not see.