title. Fundus oculi
date. 2018
city. Brazil
size. acrylic on canvas 31"x39"
Details
Fundus Oculi is a visceral meditation on perception—on what lies beneath the surface of seeing, and what is exposed when we dare to look inward. Drawing its name from the anatomical term for the interior surface of the eye, this work evokes a sense of anatomical vulnerability, like a cross-section of consciousness itself.
The composition is dominated by a central eye-like form split in two, with a ruptured seam laced together by tangled threads—resembling exposed nerves or frayed memory. The rich, rust-colored texture surrounding the form resembles aged flesh or scorched earth, grounding the work in a corporeal presence. There’s a tension between the organic and the sculptural: the carved curvature feels almost surgical, while the raw pigment and string suggest something deeply human—wounded, but alive.
The piece seems to ask: What happens when vision isn’t external, but internal?
When we peer into the fundus—not of the eye, but of the soul?
This is an artwork about fracture and focus.
About stitching together what has been split, and confronting the delicate layers behind how we see—and what we choose not to.