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Teo Cursaru

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My work examines the deep symbolic and visual parallels between the rippling waves of water and the intricate networks of veins and nerves in the human body. Both are living, dynamic systems that are fluid in motion, branching, growing, and responding to unseen forces.

The channels inside of us are mirrored by ripples on the water’s surface, which react to movement and energy. Our veins and nerves carry vital signals and sustenance, creating an organic map of connection, just as waves pulse outward from a single point of contact. This parallel highlights how interwoven the nature of existence is – how our inner structure is reflected in the outside world and how patterns of flow and transmission shape life itself.

By highlighting our inseparability from the forces that shape both flesh and water, I hope to evoke this shared rhythm between the body and the natural world through my artwork. I find echoes of life’s continuity in every ripple and branching nerve, serving as a constant reminder that humans are inextricably linked to nature rather than existing outside of it.

Biography

Teo Cursaru is a Romanian-born artist based in Ireland. Raised in Romania for the first 8 years of her life, she immigrated to Ireland in 2009, but has always kept a tether between her identity and the city she grew up in, Bucharest. Her work is often based on her integration into Irish society, as well as the strained relationship she has with her country of origin. A major point of inspiration for her art comes in the form of works by well-known Romanian poets and authors, Romanian folklore, and traditional Romanian rituals to highlight her experience with cultural dislocation. Constantly exploring new themes, Cursaru delves into the physicality of existence, examining the body and its profound impact on self-perception. For her latest piece, 'The Beautiful Body', inspired by Santiago Ramón y Cajal’s book 'The Beautiful Brain', she explores the intrinsic connection between the human form and bodies of water – revealing how our nerves and veins mirror the undulating waves of the sea.

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