“Emotions and senses generate the shape of a map,
but it's more than a map.”
Philippe Halaburda
Contemporary abstract artist
exploring psychogeography and emotion
French-born and based in Newburgh, NY, Philippe Halaburda creates abstract paintings
and mixed-media compositions that map emotion, memory, and human connection.
His work transforms invisible structures, psychological, urban, and digital, into vibrant visual cartographies of color and form.
Each composition reflects his ongoing exploration of psychogeographical mapping
and the emotional architecture of modern life.
Explore recent series, available works, and upcoming exhibitions that reveal how geography
and emotion intersect through abstract art.
Selected artworks series on canvas and paper ⇣
“Following a drifting process (dérive),
I sense emotions or memories perceived
in natural or urban landscapes to emphasize
interpersonal connections in abstract maps.”
Psychogeographic abstraction,
an exploration of the emotional architecture of space
Through layered geometry, my work constructs shifting visual environments that echo inner states shaped by memory, belief, and lived experience.
Guided by a dérive-like process rooted in psychogeography,
I investigate the subtle relationships between mind and place.
This practice has unfolded from figuration into abstraction over the past three decades.
My maps and installations reconsider how space is perceived, inviting viewers to form deeper, more intuitive connections with the environments they inhabit.
ARTIST STATEMENT IS HERE ⇢
Between maps and minds
Rooted in a fascination with how we think and move through space, my practice transforms emotion
and memory into geographic abstraction.
Layering cartographic forms with cultural and psychological traces, I map the invisible systems
that define urban life and inner experience alike.
My work has been presented in exhibitions featuring contemporary abstract art, installations, and
site-responsive projects.
These exhibitions trace over 30 years of artistic research focused on space, perception, and emotional mapping within urban and cultural contexts.
3 decades making art
Over three decades of making art, my work has moved from figurative forms toward a distinct abstract language rooted in geographic abstraction and psychogeographical mapping.
What began as representation evolved into compositions driven by intuition, emotion, memory, and environment, an abstract visual code shaped by lived experience and urban rhythms.
This progression reflects my ongoing search for ways to translate inner and outer landscapes into expressive, layered paintings that invite deeper engagement with how we see, feel, and map the world around us.
Looking for curatorial projects & open call
I welcome curatorial proposals, institutional collaborations, and site-specific projects focused on contemporary abstraction, mapping, and spatial narratives.
I am open to working with curators, galleries, and cultural organizations on exhibitions and research-driven art projects.
Inside the studio
My studio functions as a research space where material experimentation, geometry, and process converge to inform each body of work.
Studio visits are welcomed for collectors, galleries, and curators, offering an in-depth view of the conceptual development, material decisions, and spatial thinking behind the paintings, installations, and psychogeographical works.
It provides a direct context for works available for exhibition, acquisition, and institutional collaboration.
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