“The Birth of a So-Called Artist” is a deeply personal collage series that visualizes the metamorphosis of my artistic identity through three symbolic stages. The first stage, The Egg, captures a time before I arrived in Timișoara and entered art school — a moment of quiet incubation where the artistic instinct was present, but still undefined, unexposed to context, critique, or community. In The Hatching, I depict the moment of rupture and revelation — the breaking of the shell that once held me back, symbolizing the discovery of my voice, my curiosity, and the beginning of self-awareness as an artist. Finally, The Start of the Road represents the ongoing journey: a continuous path of exploration through new media, techniques, and communities. It’s where growth no longer means simply learning, but evolving — building connections, shaping ideas, and embracing uncertainty as an essential part of becoming. This series is not just about becoming an artist, but about claiming and reshaping that title in my own way.