Artist Statement: When society imposes predefined models from which one wishes to escape, loneliness and alienation may result. These drawings, created with a blend of watercolor, pastel powder, and ink, depict the desire to escape a society of robot-like individuals who are unable to think independently. Trapped by social and professional conformity, individuals wander the labyrinth of contemporary society, which isolates those who are different. Those who wish to be themselves try to escape this seemingly endless maze to preserve their individuality. Often, however, the only way to be oneself is to be alone.
Viviana De Cecco is a writer, translator, and visual artist. She works as a content writer and book reviewer for Tint Journal and NewMyths. Her translations of twentieth-century poetry and short stories from Spanish, French and Italian have appeared in Azonal Translation, The Polyglot Magazine and Atèlier d’écriture. Her fiction and poetry have also appeared in Poets’ Choice, Aôthen Magazine, Seaside Gothic, Yuvoice.org, and others. As an artist, her visual art appeared in Mud Season Review, Acta Victoriana, Spellbinder Magazine, MayDay Magazine. Since 2013, she has published short stories, poems and novels of various genres.
