Statement

In my work, I explore how strong emotions interact with the body. I find that emotional experiences often somaticize physical symptoms like tension, discomfort, or even pain. I often reflect on these felt experiences and attempt to make them tangible. My studio practice allows me to create space for my emotions, process them, express their sensorial effects, and explore facets of my identity in a cathartic and healing way. Recently, my work has focused on feelings of otherness, restlessness, and the idea of transcendence.

I have been crafting objects ever since I was a child. Now, creating ceramic objects feels like the most natural way to execute my artistic visions. My formal affinity for naturalism allows me to ground my sculptures in reality, and then push beyond into the surreal. While my works exist as physical objects in our natural world, I want them to defy natural laws, and become almost otherworldly. Visually, I am drawn to the highly crafted and the uncanny. I find inspiration in Classical and Hellenistic sculpture, contemporary ceramics, horror films, and fantasy video games.

Through my work, I hope to stimulate visceral and emotional responses from the viewer. I think that sharing powerful images can facilitate unspoken connections and start conversations that matter. Overall, I hope to show that to feel is to exist, and that our emotions make us human, vulnerable, and strong.