The Tools series began while Maria Fragoudaki was attending the SVA residency program in New York. During this time, she experimented with installation by incorporating the tools she used in her painting process as part of the artwork itself. Her goal was to initiate a dialogue between the painting and the object, allowing their interaction to shift based on the placement of each tool. Like Richard Serra and Duchamp, she employs materials to explore visual intimacy, investigating how objects interact with space and meaning.
