Artist Statement

In my work, I explore something deeply personal and at the same time universal. I explore the depths of the human experience. I am drawn to how trauma and past experiences shape our individual perception of the world, and influence how we choose to spend the time we are given. I am deeply intrigued by this question: How do we navigate existence, let alone find happiness, in the face of our inevitable mortality? I explore the way fragility and resiliency seem to coexist, much like happiness and loss, grief and joy, and the way every moment walks a delicate line between life and death. My hope is to convey these dualities in a way that feels personal and vulnerable and allows me to connect with others through these shared experiences and emotions. I am drawn to ephemerality and nuanced moments in time, like the long shadows in the afternoon, or the way light from the world dances in the reflection of a window. These moments feel so deeply tied to all the complexities that make us human. To be human is to be nuanced and ephemeral, is it not? In these quiet, fleeting moments, I find solace, joy, a sense of reverie, and a little bit of sorrow. I create cyanotypes because the color blue evokes the vastness of our emotional landscapes, and the spaces that lie beyond what we can physically see or touch. In addition, the process of printing my images as cyanotypes allows me to create a deeper sense of intimacy in my work.