The now ends as soon as it begins, and this mysterious passage is the trail my work follows. Moving between sculptural painting and poetry, I translate the moment’s transience, its intrigue, its weight and insignificance, in a language of sensual, abstract and organic shapes, often shifting into free-form verses and back. Regardless of medium, I am perpetually guided by the intention to give the invisible a color, a shape, or a name—bringing the unseen into the realm of perception, sensation and feeling. My textured and tactile paintings are conceived to engage the viewer's senses, inviting them into an intimate, reflective space of observation. In the process, wild clays, sand and mineral pigments are largely applied to sculpted textiles using hands and fingertips. This method, in close dialogue with the materiality of the earth, becomes a pathway to spiritual and metaphysical reflections, which are further explored through the written word. And when the thought escapes language, it is through the physical act of painting that it pursues its course. This never-ending movement places word and object at the core of my practice, each of them starting wherever the other stops.

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Yasuna Iman (b. 1995 in Paris, France) is a writer and visual artist. Crafting with poetry, essay and sculptural painting, she reflects on the moment, the mystery and desire as life force, with an unwavering commitment to pleasure and intimacy building with the senses. She holds a Bachelor in Art History and Archaeology from the University of la Sorbonne in Paris received in 2016 and moved to Berlin the same year, where she has been living and working since. Her work is held in private collections internationally.