Wanda P Cosentino

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It wasn’t the desire to replicate a static image of a natural landscape that awakened my wish to delve into the visual arts; it was the desire to physically engage with the hidden and investigate the nature of reality itself. 
To touch, trace, and manipulate abstraction and explore every dimension of the creative process. 
From a young age, I showed an interest in the subjective world.

Since then, I have been exploring the inner path of ancestral cultures and the outer path of modern science, such as the quantum world, through associations and image creation.

I sought to give form to my investigations, and although I didn’t know what it would look like, I knew how I would find it. George Bataille believed that true creation involves a kind of sacrifice or waste, where something is lost or destroyed so that something new can emerge. Alan Watts would describe the creative process as a spontaneous and natural expression of the universe, where the individual, by connecting with the flow of life, becomes a channel for the manifestation of cosmic energy. Meanwhile, Deepak Chopra would explain genesis as an act of co-creation between individual consciousness and the universe, where meditation, intention, and spiritual alignment are fundamental to manifesting new realities.

The work, at first, aimed to challenge the limits imposed by my rationality and, through breathing exercises, space activation, and the act of drawing, to reach altered states of consciousness.




The act of drawing became ritualistic, and the lines traced on paper are visible traces of paths traveled in the vastness of the subtle universe. Each line carries within it the essence of an internal journey,transforming the paper into a map that densifies what once floated





The end unfolded and became a starting point:
how to explore the multidimensionality of sessions?
I feel the urge to capture what the eyes cannot see and converge planes.
This led to the decision to record the sessions and explore other layers of expression, such as visual and sound.
The works resulting from the Meta Session not only explore these different dimensions but also act as means of activation for altered states of consciousness, inviting the viewer to dive into new ways of perceiving reality.



Session Meta


In the intent of converging two planes,
I created an immersive environment in my
temporary studio in Lilas. My goal is to capture and connect different times and dimensions of creation, exploring the constant state of transition between what is accomplishedand what is still in progress,
between the static and the dynamic, the past and the present, light and matter.







The video of the choreography of light waves, created from the relationship between my body and the space-time of the session, was projected onto the paintings made during the same. Regarding the sound space, the recording of the sound of the breathing exercise done at the beginning of the sessions was added to the waves.




Session Meta n.01
Installation and projection in situ - Les Lilas 2024
Emergency blanket and series of 5 paintings on Japanese paper, steel tubes, suspended nylon, and aluminum clips.