Portraits | non-human animals
I use the term “non-human animals” or “companions” instead of “pets” to emphasize that they are individuals, with their own agencies and to reject their commodification.
A series of portraits created over the years, digitally drawn using brushes that mimic pencils, ink, or watercolor.
Robin, my companion cat friend, who passed away in 2025 due to a lung disease. I drew this portrait as a memento at the end of the film essay “Straying Home—A Film Essay with Urban Animals,” directed by just wondering...
Misha, the puppy, a black-and-white portrait based on a photograph. This portrait was commissioned.
The four portraits are illustrated for the poetry collection ”the luckiest being”, (the luckiest being) written by Maria Martelli. From the top left to the right, they are Mușhi, Ragna, Murmur, and in the last picture, Nuna, Aki, and the cat Aria.