Statement | About
My work examines the self as a construct caught between perception and performance. For me, making is an act of dissolving and reconstructing identity through physical and sculptural forms. These forms reflect the instability of identity in a world shaped by hyperrealities and cultural feedback loops. I use interactive sculptures and recursive systems to process how trauma distorts language and, in turn, our notion of 'self.' These systems invite viewer participation, transforming symbols through cycles of repetition.
Humor and interactivity are central to my practice. The act of laughter is a guttural response, an involuntary bodily reflex purging some fear or desire within our psyche's subsurface. My work's crude and based nature is intended to reflect this lapse in sanity. Humor allows an entry point for the viewer. By using objects that invite participation or direct interaction, I aim to blur boundaries between audience and object, viewer and performer, self and other. This approach, inspired by theatrical theory, transforms engagement into a form of dialogue, prompting viewers to reconsider their roles within systems of power and identity. My pieces' mechanical and performative elements mirror the tension between rigidity and fluidity, critiquing structures that constrain daily life while also offering moments of connection and reflection.
My process examines materiality and technique to understand the body's relationship to technology and object agency. Each object carries its own history, interacting with the systems I use, just as individuals are shaped by the structures they inhabit. These interactions position the work as a site of exchange between human and non-human, where the index of the body highlights its absence. I explore the role of unseen labor within the broader art economy, questioning how bodies are erased or mechanized through systemic forces.
