London Biennale

BY NOEL SAMOT (Leonardo Servat)

HERMIT MERMAID

HERMIT MERMAID by BY NOEL SAMOT (Leonardo Servat), INK ON BOARD APPLIED WITH RAPIDOGRAPH, 2022

Selected for the 2025 London Art Biennale, Peru. INK ON BOARD APPLIED WITH RAPIDOGRAPH, 2022. 56x76cm.

This piece is made on Strathmore Series 400 paper through overlaying successive layers of lines made with black ink applied with cartridge pen (rapidograph). This create an visual effect called ‘Moiré pattern”, which plays with our vision by suggesting differing textures.The image: a being invited to believe, to emerge and irrupting into a new world.

Born in Lima, Peru, “By Noel Samot” begins his journey as an architect, alternating with an innate passion for artistic expression. Developer of a self-taught methodology, his personal artistic language serves as a means to authentically express their innermost thoughts and emotions, giving birth to a visually captivating pieces. With his intricate and distinctive style of detailed filigree, Noel Samot skillfully interprets emotions and stories, transforming them into compelling images.