Steppefire Daniela Marin It is an extremely versatile

It is an extremely versatile material that possesses two qualities that inspire the work – form and light

and a lack of preconceptions of the final outcome

charcoal and paint

Though she shudders with gratitude

an abstract artist based in Aotearoa

Steppefire Daniela Marin It is an extremely versatileCreated using the "Dissolutio" techniquemeaning "disappearance"this work dissolves the boundaries between humanity and nature. Thousands of tiny painted dots transform microscopic cellular structures and ecosystems into immersive fields of color. The work addresses climate change and human alienation from nature while offering viewers moments of psychological recovery and profound calm.