STATEMENT
I am a Brooklyn-based artist working with photography and sculpture, drawn to the unseen and often intangible aspects of human vulnerability.
My interest in fragility began when I underwent surgery for thyroid cancer at the age of twenty-five. That experience deeply weakened me—both physically and emotionally. For the first time, I became acutely aware of how deeply the body and mind are intertwined—how a wound in one inevitably affects the other. That moment of collapse became the origin point of my artistic inquiry.
Most vulnerabilities—emotional or physical—are not immediately visible. They live quietly in the body, in memory, in moments of self-doubt. Through my practice, I attempt to give form to these invisible states, making them perceptible—even confrontable.
I construct each piece by stitching, draping, and stretching fabric, often allowing it to fall in folds or rise into sculptural volumes. These gestures mimic emotional tension—sometimes held, sometimes collapsing. The illusion of three-dimensionality created through this layering process invites the viewer to look closer, to navigate shifting surfaces and shadows as if reading a map of internal terrain.
At the same time, my instinct to conceal—to shield my own weakness—emerges in fragmented and veiled imagery. Stitching, layering, and sculpting become both acts of expression and acts of protection. My work lives in this tension: between exposure and concealment, acceptance and resistance, weakness and strength.
I see these works as invitations for viewers to slow down, to sense rather than decipher. Just as vulnerability resists quick recognition, my pieces ask for patience—for the kind of attention that recognizes softness not as weakness, but as a space of resilience.
By extending photography into sculptural space, I aim to expand the medium’s expressive capacity and create a more embodied, spatial encounter with emotional states. My practice continues to evolve through sustained experimentation with material and form, seeking subtle yet powerful ways to render the invisible visible.