Artist Statement

My narrative works are sculptural illustrations of a re-imagined world, fabrications of obscure inventions, alternate realities, and speculative futures. The stories describe a pilgrimage through time, space and dimensions.  My works are a ground to explore the truth, be it flawed, darkly humorous or peculiar, yet they speak to the stark realities of human existence. They are a mechanism through which I challenge ingrained perspectives, question the status quo, dismantle false perceptions, and confront harsh circumstances.
As a bi-racial artist I delve into challenging concepts as a means of negotiating my own experience within the world. These miniature, anecdotal objects are metaphorical landscapes cluttered with heaping piles of devastated remnants from the modern world or rickety, makeshift flying contraptions suspended by clouds. They represent human nature and the undesirable facets of life such as our ties to materialism and corruption imposed by society. They are a means through which I reveal the consequences of existing in a world deeply interwoven with structural oppressors – a world where self-knowledge is the source of redemption, autonomy, and preservation. These ruins of material realms are portrayals of the lessons learned through my earthly experience. 
Creating these worlds lifts the diaphanous veil between the temporal reality and my higher self. Visual and metaphorical opacity becomes the vehicle through which I convey awakened perspectives.  I integrate the opposing themes of the corporeal and ethereal worlds through my complex sculptural vignettes, creating narratives of cognizance, innovation, and acceptance.  I veer away from transparency and invent materializations of my own enlightenment: I self-reflect and in turn compel viewers to do the same. These works are a view into a world that I call my own.