"Hidden in Hue is a digital collage where I explore the construction of identity through the juxtaposition of visual elements that oscillate between the ancestral and the contemporary. I began with a black-and-white photograph of a woman holding a traditional Japanese doll and intervened it with vibrant colors, patterns, and hand-drawn illustrations.
The woman’s face is partially covered by a fuchsia mask that is, in fact, my own face. This gesture is an attempt to unite her past with my present, to create a bridge between our cultures, our stories, and our moments—a connection born of gratitude and shared humanity. Surrounding the figure are birds, flowers, symbols, and ghosts—entities that evoke the dreamlike, the spiritual, the hidden meanings that shape our lives but often remain in the shadows.
Drawing these ghosts and demons is, for me, an act of liberation: giving space to what has been silenced. Hidden in Hue is a glimpse into other lives, an attempt to bring them back to the surface, transforming nostalgia into something vivid and alive through color, textures, and contrasts."