ABOUT:
︎ Brooklyn, NY | ︎ (585) 441-2901 | ︎ elsasdio.ny@gmail.com
Intrapersonal conversations, imposed social roles, and relationship dynamics generate complex, often unspoken dialogues. My work grows from a curiosity about the mannerisms of communication—explored through anecdotal tableaux, satire, poster media, implied metaphor, and the written word.
As a child, I believed being heard required being loud, which often left me silent. In the studio, I found a voice—one expressed through color, brush strokes, pinched clay, and other material gestures. A place to speak without speaking. What surprised me most was how this practice not only amplified my own voice, but invited others to share theirs.
Much of my work attempts to visualize internal conflict—to give form to the intangible. I explore self-deprecation, powerlessness, social pressure, attachment, ambivalence, and cycles of self-harm. By creating narratives through material, I try to reclaim space and story, to better understand the unsaid.
Lately, my focus has turned to public art as a means of collective reflection. I believe sculpture in public space can reframe the familiar, fostering connection and optimism—especially in cities marked by exclusion and transition.
Rooted in both conceptual inquiry and technical rigor, my work bridges traditional fabrication with experimental processes. I aim to build sculptural installations that are emotionally legible, materially rich, and open-ended—inviting viewers to reflect, project, and feel seen. My textures and material choices are often inspired by the people I’ve encountered in subway stations and on the street corners—moments of quiet observation that become part of the work.
In translating these shared and solitary stories by hand, I study both others and myself—working to embody human experience through acts of empathetic attention.
