ABOUT

purpose → process → medium → impact

Why I Create

My work explores migration, identity, memory, and social justice. I examine how histories are erased or rewritten, how people navigate spaces—both physical and psychological—and how memory is constructed. Through projects like Anatomy of a Migrant’s Shoe, which examines forced displacement, and community-driven performances, I aim to reclaim marginalized narratives and create spaces for dialogue.

How I Work

My process starts with questions rather than answers. I immerse myself in historical narratives, personal accounts, cultural motifs, and lived experiences, which evolve into sketches, mind maps, and written fragments. The process is iterative—a painting may take months of layering, while an installation emerges through material exploration. Digital projects begin with wireframes and prototypes, ensuring form follows function. I let the work evolve organically, allowing space for new discoveries. Silence and observation play a crucial role. I take long walks, collect found objects, and engage in automatic drawing or writing—allowing subconscious patterns to surface. Conversations with people from different backgrounds often shift my perspective, feeding into the work. At times, I revisit older sketches, finding unfinished dialogues that need to be extended.

The Role of Medium

I work across visual arts, performance, storytelling, and digital media, each medium serving a distinct role in shaping narratives. Painting and illustration allow for meditative detail and symbolism, while installation and performance engage audiences in immersive dialogue. Each medium carries its own weight and language. Painting creates a contemplative space through repetition. Performance allows me to embody emotions, making experiences visceral and immediate. Storytelling and media extend narratives beyond the gallery, turning abstract ideas into tangible, lived experiences. This combination bridges personal and collective histories, making room for both reflection and action.

Inspiration

I draw inspiration from oral histories, architecture, movement, and human resilience. I explore how stories are passed down through generations, how people mark their existence in transient spaces, and how borders—both visible and invisible—shape identities. Sometimes, inspiration comes from an object, a texture, or a fragment of a conversation, which I translate into visual or interactive elements—layering paint like sedimented memory or designing a digital experience that mimics the act of migration.

Impact & Connection

I don’t want to dictate emotions but rather provide a space for reflection. Some works evoke a sense of nostalgia or longing, while others confront viewers with uncomfortable truths. I want people to leave with questions, not just answers—questions about their own place in the world, their histories, and their relationship to power, memory, and movement. At its core, my work is about making the unseen visible. Whether through reclaiming forgotten histories, amplifying marginalized voices, or creating spaces for dialogue, my goal is to bridge past and present, personal and political. I want to challenge linear narratives, showing that history and identity are fluid, shaped by migration, erasure, and resilience. If my work can ignite a shift in perspective, even momentarily, then I consider it successful.