Yasmin combines both handcraft and digital techniques to bring her creative vision to life. Her process begins with physical sketches and concept models made from paper and cardboard, which she then develops digitally into large-scale, texturized settings, drawing on her architectural expertise. These maquettes serve as a critical step in testing and refining her ideas on a smaller scale before embarking on the creation of full-scale installations. They act as a proof of concept, helping her fine-tune spatial relationships and ensuring that the final piece maintains its intimacy and emotional resonance.
The sculpted figures within these settings evolve from hand sketches, clay and wax sculptures, and traditional casting methods. Yasmin is particularly fascinated by the connections humans form with their environments, exploring how architecture and space influence emotions and behaviors. Her work delves into the ways in which our physical surroundings shape our psychological and social experiences.
Concept sketches guide the development of handmade models, allowing Yasmin to experiment with different spatial settings that invite visitors to engage and participate within the sculptural environment. She views construction itself as an art form that frames human gestures within architectural contexts, creating a dialogue between the body and its surroundings.
Her choice of materials, textures, and forms is integral to evoking a sense of physicality and presence within her installations. Materials like metal and wood, which convey permanence and grounding, contrast beautifully with the fluidity of human gestures, adding depth and complexity to the work. Yasmin also enjoys experimenting with unconventional materials to create unexpected effects, pushing the boundaries of what materials can communicate in terms of texture, emotion, and interaction.
Concept stages
My making methods involve testing concepts with paper models.
Paintings
Yasmin’s paintings offer a deeper insight into her artistic vision, bridging her three-dimensional sculptures with two-dimensional expressions of similar themes. They provide a complementary perspective on her exploration of nature, the body, and the emotional and physical worlds.
Yasmin’s paintings complement her sculptural works by offering a visual exploration of similar themes that define her three-dimensional pieces. While the majority of her work revolves around sculpture, her paintings provide a glimpse into her process, allowing for a more direct, two-dimensional approach to her exploration of organic forms, movement, and emotion.
The paintings feature flowing, abstract shapes that suggest both fluidity and tension—much like her sculptures. The use of dynamic lines and textures in these works evoke the same interplay of solidity and fluidity present in her three-dimensional pieces. The color palette in her paintings range from muted, earthy tones to more vibrant hues, creating depth and emotional resonance.
In her paintings, there is a clear focus on the exploration of space, much like her sculptural installations. The compositions create a sense of movement or transformation, challenging the viewer to consider the relationship between the organic forms on the canvas and the surrounding space. This reflects her interest in how space and form shape human experience, a theme that is central to both her paintings and sculptures.
Sculpting process
Sculpted figures captured from life models in pencil sketches, sculpted in clay and wax, cast in jesmonite and plaster and hand-painted.
Evolutions of a sculpted figure from sketch studies, sculpting in clay, 3D scan of sculpted figure to change scale and proportion, cast and hand-painted completed figure.