HIDDEN MESSAGE
2021 – ONGOING

HIDDEN MESSAGE IS A VISUAL LANGUAGE.
EACH PAINTING IN THE SERIES CONTAINS A HIDDEN PHRASE, REVEALED NOT THROUGH LETTERS, BUT THROUGH LINES. A UNIQUE ALPHABET MADE OF HORIZONTAL COLORED STROKES BECOMES THE STRUCTURE OF THE MESSAGE. THE SYSTEM CAN BE ADAPTED TO DIFFERENT ALPHABETS—ITALIAN, ENGLISH, OR LATIN—EITHER IN ITS CLASSICAL 21-LETTER FORM OR IN EXTENDED VERSIONS OF 23 LETTERS. EACH SEQUENCE OF LINES VISUALLY ENCODES THE FULL ALPHABET, AND AFTER EACH COLORED LINE INDICATING A LETTER, THE SEQUENCE RESTARTS FROM THE BEGINNING. THE MESSAGE UNFOLDS THROUGH RHYTHM AND REPETITION, REVEALING MEANING WITHIN A GEOMETRIC STRUCTURE.

THE SERIES IS INSPIRED BY CENSORED TEXTS, WHERE INFORMATION IS BLACKED OUT. RATHER THAN HIDING, HIDDEN MESSAGE INVERTS THAT GESTURE. IT USES ABSTRACTION TO COMMUNICATE, TURNING CENSORSHIP INTO A FORM OF SILENT EXPRESSION.

THE BACKGROUND AND THE COLORS OF THE LINES ARE NOT DECORATIVE. THEY PLAY A FUNDAMENTAL ROLE IN HOW THE MESSAGE IS PERCEIVED. RHYTHM, HARMONY, OR CONTRAST BETWEEN TONES ALL CONTRIBUTE TO HOW THE PIECE SPEAKS.

READING IS NO LONGER A PASSIVE ACT. THE VIEWER IS INVITED TO PARTICIPATE, TO DECIPHER, OR SIMPLY TO FEEL THE TENSION BETWEEN WHAT IS SHOWN AND WHAT REMAINS CONCEALED. IN THIS WAY, THE MESSAGE BECOMES BOTH UNIVERSAL AND INTIMATE—REVEALED ONLY TO THOSE WHO CHOOSE TO TRULY PAY ATTENTION.