Overcoming the impossible with creativity:
"When I wanted to work abroad in IT, the world said it was impossible. I sent over 30 resumes and only received negative responses. It wasn’t stubbornness that motivated me, but creativity: the certainty that there is always a way. I called the last company that had rejected me to ask what was missing. They realized, after our conversation, that I did speak the local language — seven days later, I was hired. I worked 40 years in this field. This episode taught me that creativity is not only artistic expression, but also a life strategy: finding paths where none seem to exist."

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Creating my territory:
"I learned to turn my gaze inward: to create my own space, embrace my choices, and honor my style. Even when the world imposed rigid rules, I had my territory — safe, vibrant, and mine."

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Dialogue with art:
*"I remember a 10-year-old boy who was captivated by one of my works at a popular art event. He wanted the painting. I felt the urge to give it to him, but decided to test how much he really wanted it by setting a symbolic price. He spent the day bringing adults to see the painting, and thirty minutes before the event ended, he brought the money, gave it to me, and said: 'I want my painting.'

For me, that moment was deeply meaningful. There was an intense, passionate, urgent dialogue between that boy and my work, and I did not participate in it. It was something profoundly intimate, and I was only the instrument of the message. How beautiful!"*

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