︎︎︎CAGE PEOPLE
The Cage People series began as a reflection on my own internal limits. While drawing these figures enclosed in cages, I was thinking about the invisible structures I often feel around myself—expectations, doubts, responsibilities, and the pressure to define who I am as an artist.
The cages in these works are not meant to represent a literal prison. They are symbolic spaces that suggest the boundaries we carry with us. In many cases, the figures appear calm or contemplative inside them, reflecting the complicated relationship we have with our own limitations. Sometimes the cage protects us, sometimes it confines us, and often it does both at the same time.
The cages in these works are not meant to represent a literal prison. They are symbolic spaces that suggest the boundaries we carry with us. In many cases, the figures appear calm or contemplative inside them, reflecting the complicated relationship we have with our own limitations. Sometimes the cage protects us, sometimes it confines us, and often it does both at the same time.
While working on the series I was also thinking about the existential idea that human beings are condemned to freedom, as described by Jean-Paul Sartre. Even when we feel trapped, we remain responsible for the structures we inhabit and the identities we construct.
For me, these drawings became a way of observing myself. Each figure is like a small psychological portrait, exploring the tension between restriction and freedom. The cage becomes both a barrier and a frame, revealing how identity is shaped by the limits we face and the choices we continue to make within them.
For me, these drawings became a way of observing myself. Each figure is like a small psychological portrait, exploring the tension between restriction and freedom. The cage becomes both a barrier and a frame, revealing how identity is shaped by the limits we face and the choices we continue to make within them.
