Artist Statement
I use photography as a means of self-exploration, navigating the layered realms of memory, vulnerability, authenticity, and resilience. Through self-portraiture, I reclaim personal history and reshape the narrative of self, incorporating symbolic materials such as fabric, relics, knickknacks, wood, and vivid colors as tools of transformation. Whether created in the studio, at home, or within nature, my self-portraits become meditative acts, revealing the complexity of human experience and the tensions between light and darkness, strength and fragility, past and present. My practice is deeply rooted in memory, identity, and the intangible moments that bridge time. By layering photography with elements such as cyanotype, an alternative photographic process, vessels, and the imagery of home, I explore the fluidity of selfhood and the evolving nature of personal and collective histories. There is an archival quality to my work, reinforcing its connection to preservation, history, and the passage of time. My work embraces resilience and introspection, honoring the raw, unapologetic parts of self that resist containment while holding space for quiet grace and transformation. Through my art, I aim to create a dialogue between self-reflection and the universal human experience, an invitation to see beyond the surface, embrace complexity, and recognize the beauty in the layers of our own stories.