My process is methodical and laborious, yet my work depicts moments in time capturing instances in which traditionally beautiful objects undergo a violent process of change. I juxtapose items that decay, such as flowers, mountains, fabric and flesh, with moments of violent disruption and land displacement: explosions. The resulting organized chaos resembles our daily lives and external influences.
My primary medium is paper because it is fragile. We tend to think of our communities, structures, and institutions as permanent, when they are so often revealed to be as fragile and malleable as paper.
In this day and age, we are constantly bombarded by invasive external influences, which seem to be growing in number and frequency. I aim to create a moment of respite from that chaos while simultaneously depicting it.
