Reflect /Relate/ Reflect vol1- Gouvi Anastasia Maria
Ink on paper. 70x100cm. Created on 2025.
Signed by the artist. Comes with a certificate of authenticity.
Reflect /Relate/ Reflect vol1
This piece marks the starting point and
conceptual foundation of the entire Everything Happens for a Reason series. It was created as a direct response to the realization that an individual’s inner thoughts, even those that appear simple,fleeting, or unconscious,inevitably shape both private experience and social identity. Quiet perceptions become the building blocks of a person’s outward presence, influencing how others see them and how they navigate the world.The artwork emerged in the midst of a series of personal psychotherapy sessions. Through this process, internal transformation gradually revealed its effect not only on self-understanding and emotional clarity but also on the way my social image was formed and interpreted by those around me.In this context, I turned to automatic ink drawing as a method of translating lived experience into visual language. The result is a self-portrait that unfolds through an accumulation of symbols, gestures, and intuitive marks, a stream of consciousness rendered on paper.The figure is situated in a familiar interior space that reflects the mind’s own architecture: layered,fluid, and constantly in motion.Memory and identity are central pillars in my artistic practice,and this work serves as the origin point from which these themes began to
crystallize.Vol. 1 stands as the moment where internal narrative meets visual form, allowing personal introspection to evolve into an entire series exploring how unconscious thought and emotional history shape the images we project to the world.




