Artist Statement

My work explores personal narratives and themes of identity, grief, and memory. As a child, I hated having my picture taken. A significant chunk of my early childhood is missing many marks of visual evidence. I realize the humble irony of now being an artist and photographer who shoots self-portraits. I obsess and ruminate relentlessly over formative moments and people that have shaped me, for better or worse. Utilizing photography, writing, drawing, and other intermedia, I surround myself in these romanticized moments.

Throughout my self-portraiture work, I heavily crop the images as an act of introspection and questioning my relationships with significant people, memories, and objects in my life. Color manipulation is crucial to me in stressing visceral feelings of nostalgia, fantasy, and longing. Regardless of form or medium, the words inside of me have never stopped. Storytelling has always been an integral part of who I am, and these narratives hold deep emotional weight.