Statement
My creative practice investigates life in a state of continuous flux, operating at the intersection of somatic reality, political theater, and the infinite possibilities of the subconscious mind. Working across ceramics and photography, I explore how the physical body and the body politic navigate the chaotic, precarious spaces of trauma, resistance, and survival. Whether shaping elemental clay or capturing the elusive properties of light, my work functions as a visual archive of impermanent landscapes—both microscopic and global.
Grounded in the concept of flux, my ceramic sculptures document the tension between authoritative systemic failure and the transformative power of community resilience. I update historical motifs, like Tang dynasty guardians dressed in modern business attire on unstable pedestals, alongside modern viral protest movements frozen in clay. From the microscopic battlefield of immune cells fighting cancer to absurd, peaceful collectives defying right-wing authoritarianism, these works explore biological and societal precarity.
In tandem, my photography probes beyond surface experiences to explore human anatomy and the unseen energy fields that govern the physical form. Driven by a lifelong relationship with insomnia and a stage 4 lymphoma diagnosis in 2005, my photographic work visualizes the nocturnal space where the boundaries of the material world dissolve. Inspired by quantum mechanics and the Many-Worlds Interpretation, I am looking at the body from the microscopic to the macro-scale of the solar system. This practice forms a conceptual "white room," capturing the specific, quantum universes where miraculous survival is realized, and life refuses to die.
Both mediums bridge the tangible boundaries of mortality with the invisible forces of vitality, the impermanent nature of a world that is never static.