Inner Ear is a series of paintings and sculptures exploring the connection between the ocean, the evolution of life, and the act of listening.

Life traces back to the first living cells catalyzed by the ocean. By studying the ear, the work seeks to reveal traces of that origin: gills evolved into the external ear, with its cartilaginous "shell," while the inner ear — spiraling like a sea creature — derives from the fish lagena. Listening is born from breathing. 

This inquiry continues through clay sculptures that echo seashells — shaped by the impressions of hands pressed into the clay, so that each object holds the form of both shell and touch at once. When placed over the ears, they produce a resonance akin to the ocean. Some were deliberately modeled after real shells; others took shape freely, only for their forms to reappear later on the shore — as if the ocean had been working from the same source. This synchronicity reflects a belief central to the practice: consciousness is an inherent property of the universe — one we partake in, not create. To listen closely is to remember what we are made of, erasing any sense of separation between the self and its surroundings.

Works developed during a residency at Fundación Casa Wabi, September-October, 2025.