“Mykonos” is a celebration of light, color, and emotional saturation — a diptych that reconstructs the island not as a postcard-perfect scene but as a series of sensory impressions absorbed by a neurodivergent mind. Built from layered collage, paper-mâché, pigmented fragments, and tactile forms, the work captures the overwhelming brightness of the Cycladic landscape: whites that shimmer like heat, blues that vibrate beyond hue, and bursts of pink and green from climbing bougainvillea and seaside foliage.
The two panels function as parallel perspectives — twin emotional readings of the same environment. Mykonos is a place of movement: shifting light, winding alleys, sudden glimpses of sea, shadows against stone. The work mirrors that rhythm. Shapes fracture, overlap, and realign like memories reorganizing themselves. The layered textures evoke stucco walls, sun-washed surfaces, glimmering water, and the tonal warmth of a place where time slows but sensation heightens.
For the artist, the island is not simply looked at; it is felt as a rush of color and temperature. The brightness becomes a tactile pressure. The blues hum with resonance. The whole environment feels alive — almost synesthetic. This diptych archives that sensory immersion: the quiet moments, the overstimulated ones, and the emotional joy carried inside the body long after leaving.
As part of the Sensory Archives series, “Mykonos” extends the project’s geographical and emotional reach into the Mediterranean. It balances joy with depth, offering a textured record of a place defined by color, warmth, memory, and movement.
