Grassroots universe
The research looks for new ways of exploring the landscape with the help of imagination. This is a personal perception of the world, inspired by my experience. One of my oldest memories is the photo of a forest on my bedroom’s wall. Due to its monumental size, I imagined I could enter the artwork, and I wished to know what was hidden beyond the trees. This image propelled the creation of many stories in my imagination. Now, I build in my works a timeless world. Although it starts from reality, my landscape is not real. The plants become gigantic, the people are like ants, and the oversized bushes are turned into mysterious worlds that invite the viewer to explore them. The goal of my research is to give freedom to the viewer’s fantasy through my works.
Uliana Gujuman is pursuing her PhD in Visual Arts at the Faculty of Arts and Design of the West University of Timișoara, where she also got her BA and MA. Her work has been shown in both solo and group exhibitions in Romania, Serbia, and Spain.
