Artist Statement

I intend to bring a dissonant charge to the work I create. Playful and quirky on the exterior, my work uses whimsy as a device to draw closer inspection.

Through my work, I examine the relationship between absurdity, sexuality, and trauma with a particular focus on physical and psychic reconstruction through reassembling disparate parts. Though I use various mediums: works on paper, animation, mechanical sculpture and performances, my theme is always consistent -- stitching together the fragments of traumatized consciousness.

My process is intuitive. I let the subconscious take the lead. I leave analytical thinking behind and embrace the nonsensical and surprising. Stemming from my specific experiences, my work aims to speak to the nature of being, to the heart as well as intellect, to make difficult topics accessible and to facilitate healing.