In Exile artwork (2008) was about the state of mind of living in permanent mental exile. It was about fragmentation, disorientation, confusion and dislocation. Sabella tries to give a visual form to his life as exile & alienation are at the core of his life and accordingly his art. It seems that Sabella has managed to slowly GLUE his fragments so that they appear complete in a healthier way. Before, they were torn apart in every direction, where now they make some form of a unity. Hence, 'he is more stable'.

He writes:

I think at this stage of my life, I managed to transcend this state of mind. Just like my journey to penetrate my psyche to give a visual form to my fragmented state of mind for the IN EXILE artwork & others, it occurred to me that I should journey to the beautiful side of my brain and unlock the aesthetic and beauty buried there and give these a visual form.

I feel I am IN TRANSITION - in a new state of mind - euphoria

euphoria  

2010
work in progress
lambda print + diasec mount
Limited edition of 6 + 2 AP

In contrast to in exile that was composed of windows and appearing static, euphoria is based on trees.

I am uprooting myself

it is like dancing in the air

galactic

revival

blood suddenly moving in my veins

neuronic

a spark

in brief

euphoria

Steve Sabella: In Exile
By Charlotte Bank
Nafas Art Magazine - Universe in Universe
http://universes-in-universe.org/eng/nafas/articles/2010/steve_sabella

"...These contorted passageways through his own psyche led the artist to the roots of his wounds and gave him an inkling of the possibility of healing. While the destructiveness of being uprooted was at the center of In Exile, Sabella’s newest works move, release and liberation into the foreground. Euphoria (2010) alludes to the blissful feeling of being freed of mental fetters. This feeling – possibly short-lived, as the artist himself concedes – is expressed in playful-seeming, uprooted trees..."