The power of intuition

My story is about fear. It is about suppressing feelings, instincts, for days, months and years of my life. For a decade, in my sleep I dreamt of running away. Constantly chased by someone or something that meant harm. Exhausted by finding my value in overworking, tired of the chase, I jumped into the unknown. On my journey as a solo entrepreneur, I discovered my calling was to become an artist.

Imagine slowly getting disconnected from your body and intuition, followed by a painful need for a return to self. Today I look at this process from a distance and am able to name it. Living it was like walking with my eyes covered or crossing an ocean without a map.

Transformation of this kind doesn’t happen overnight. Even the most valuable breakthroughs and insights need time to sink in, get activated and become digestible to the non-logical part of your brain. If your days feel like living in the Matrix, it’s a sign to rewire. IF you want to wake up, of course.

We all have a choice. Avoiding to face reality and confront yourself gives you a fake yet cozy feeling of safety. It’s a beautiful house built on fear.

Art was the answer to bringing me closer to my inner freedom. It was the way to face my fears, to understand my mind, to reconnect to my body and detect where the faulty brain programming caused damage. It was my way to express courage. I need to make art to heal and to reflect. With no doubt: my path and the past experiences bring me closer to my unique purpose. So are yours, if you are willing to tune into them.

The work “Intuition”, completed in February 2025, is the first work I made after I claimed the name of an artist. It is a celebration of a long search for my purpose coming to a conclusion. “Intuition” is about allowing myself to work with my feelings unconditionally, without judgement, and finally: identifying a sense of direction. With hands shaking, I slowly began to own that dream.