Salt Field 2022 is a series of portraits I created for a site-specific exhibition project, The Full and The Empty, at the salt pans in Sečovlje, Slovenia.

The project is a continuation of my work in which the elements of previous works are closely intertwined with the new production. I link the fragile soil of the Sečovlje landscape to the artistic exploration found in my series, Time-Eye (2010-2024). The research begins with a diptych relief titled Time and Empty Time (2010). This new body of work is site-specific and space-conditioned. I explore the relationship between full and empty within the unstable balance generated from the encounter with the soil, the salt, and all the cracks present in the salt pans. The soil of the salt field is a delicate surface, which has prompted my research and demonstrates a strong interest in the unique soil features and the existing matter, its physicality and essence.

These are portraits of salt workers who continue to produce salt in the salt fields using traditional methods. The works are made by image transfer of black and white photocopies onto graphic paper, under which is the rough surface of the salt field. The traces visible in the portraits are traces of space, the relief that is created or conditioned by the activity of the salt workers and the nature's conditions.