Actor | Cineamatographer | Director | Drawing | Film/Video | Illustrator | Painting | Printmaking | Visual
Artist Statement
I start with observations seen in everyday life. My own observations are recorded in journals, photographs, notes and other random objects collected through a childhood of shifting identities. The quest for a sense of belonging, a sense of understanding, and the needs for puzzles pieces to fit are themes in my work. If puzzle pieces do not fit at first, they are dismantled, and new puzzle pieces are formed from the destruction. I think of organizing chaos. Like the Nataraja's cosmic dance, my working process is representational to evolution and involution.
My most recent work consists of drawings, and has originated from observations uses as narratives, in particular those relating to machines and nature. I seek to explore the interactions between humanity and nature and ways in which I can explore various planes of coexistence through humor and juxtaposition. The works address our common need for self-definition of beauty and creativity by merging humanity (through machines) with nature.
My pieces are meant to open dialogue about what it means to coexist as humans, living with machines and nature and how we reconcile against labels such as foreign, exotic, or unknown/other.
