Esrin Uesuemues

I paint feet. Not because I have a fetish (though who's judging?), but because they're fascinating. Feet are everything: grounding, moving, connecting and often completely ignored. They carry the weight of our lives (literally!) and yet they rarely get the spotlight.

But it goes deeper than that. Feet are interpersonal. When I'm around people, I feel things: a warmth, a tension, an energy. And those feelings become feet. The color, the shape, the weight of a foot on a canvas is never just anatomy. It's a translation. Of a person. Of a moment. Of the invisible thing that passes between people when they're really in each other's presence.

Working by the ocean in Costa da Caparica, I'm surrounded by movement: waves, surfers, the ebb and flow of tides and that energy seeps into my work. My synesthesia plays a big role too. I don't just see feet; I feel their colors and their textures. My paintings are a mix of humor, honesty and a little bit of rebellion. Because let's be real: feet are weird, and that's exactly why I love them.

I hold a Master's degree in Art (2019) and my work has been exhibited in Berlin, Lisbon, Bonn, Seoul and Maastricht.

2019: Master of Fine Arts
@ Maastricht Academy of Fine Art and Design
Maastricht / The Netherlands

2018 Exchange Semester
@ Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Cape Town / South Africa

2016: Bachelor of Arts
@ Maastricht Academy of Media Design and Technology
Maastricht / The Netherlands

May 2024, group exhibition
@ Prisma LX, Lisbon / Portugal

Apr 2024, group exhibition
@ Prisma LX, Lisbon / Portugal

Mar 2024, group exhibition
@ Prisma LX, Lisbon / Portugal

Sep 2023, solo exhibition
@ Fabrik45 in Bonn /Germany

Apr 2023, group exhibition
@ Haze Gallery, Berlin

Sep 2021, group exhibition
@ Künstler aus Gebäude F, Berlin

Oct 2018, group exhibition
@ Seoul Institute of the Arts, Seoul