The Web

artkill_0005 ‐ The Web explores the entanglement of humanity within the sprawling cities and the environmental and psychological tolls of this unchecked expansion. The artwork visually mirrors the urban bang initiating the disintegration of natural landscapes. It portrays the tension between the urban and non-urban through fragmented geometric shapes and distorted structures.

At the heart of The Web, we witness the footprint of an initial settlement that has broken free from its containment structure, hinting at the historical shift from compact medieval forms to the scattered urbanization sparked by the industrial revolution. This shift is also represented by the urban silhouette on the horizon, driven by insatiable greed. Like a web being cast outward, this sprawling growth relentlessly stretches across the landscape defying ethical boundaries and ecological limits in its quest to conquer space at any cost.

While growing, the city consumes its surrounding territories, transforming them into temporary farmlands to sustain its inhabitants, who naively came to believe that resources on Earth are limitless. Blinded by the allure of progress and prosperity, urban population unknowingly drift toward an uncertain fate, only to realize too late that the notion of inexhaustible resources was nothing but a pure illusion.

The Web unveils the deeper consequences of humanity’s overreach. The balance between different (eco) systems collapses and the over-exploited farmlands wither, unable to regenerate after years of misuse. The psychological impact on the inhabitants intensifies. The disconnection from nature and the ever-growing isolation of sprawling developments fuel anxiety and alienation. They are trapped in a web of congestion, pollution, and a deepening sense of hopelessness. The promised progress turns out to be a mirage, leaving them to face the devastating consequences of unsustainable growth.

With the natural landscape disintegrated and the city’s resources depleted, The Web poses a final question: Can humanity restore balance, or will it be consumed by the same web of its own short-sighted voracity? The artwork leaves the answer deliberately unresolved, urging us to contemplate the costs of our choices on the future of our cities and the planet.

*"Artkills" are thought‐provoking and engaging hybrid artworks that merge sketches, photography, 3D scanning, and digital art, seamlessly incorporating artificial intelligence as a unifying element. My ongoing fascination often inspires their content with "Cities and Territories," a subject that haunts my professional
and academic practices. 

The "Artkills" series explores the complex layers of cities and territories from multiple perspectives. By examining themes such as urbanization dynamics, environmental change, and man‐made disasters, they highlight the multi‐layered nature of landscapes and their evolving identities. The selected “Artkills” for the "Urban Canvas" exhibition particularly resonates with the core themes outlined in the corresponding brief, reflecting on the interplay between urban environments and the forces that shape them.