Artist Statement
My work explores emotional attachment, comfort, and introspection through portraiture, symbolism, and surreal narrative imagery. Recurring figures and organic forms move between tenderness and unease, often situated in environments shaped by foliage, hybrid structures, and familiar domestic elements.
A central thread in my practice is the way emotional states can be held, transformed, or displaced through imagery. Botanical and organic forms frequently function as emotional stand-ins, acting as both subject and container for internal experience. Many works emerge from periods of intense emotional processing, where imagined dialogue and unresolved feeling are translated into layered, accumulative compositions.
Influenced by literature, nostalgic media, and speculative fiction, I draw from stories and symbols that linger beyond their original context. Some works reinterpret familiar characters through a grounded emotional lens, while others borrow from literary and surreal imagery to explore memory, identity, and attachment.
Across my practice, I am interested in emotional translation rather than literal narrative, creating spaces where viewers can encounter their own associations and meanings.