I make work that uses discarded domestic materials that I deconstruct and then reassemble to create interior landscapes that explore identity. Growing up I felt that there was only so much for me to aspire to coming from a difficult family background with a low socio-economic status. The expectations for what I could achieve in life felt contained to something of a more practical nature; rather than reaching for beauty, I was meant to seek out stability, be resourceful, and always make the most of what was at hand.
Drawing from that background, I learned to create with the materials available to me, often drawn to things that have been disregarded or thrown away. Utilizing domestic objects, that like people, are often marked by their interaction with others, holding meanings and histories within them that sometimes show, and other times are felt. Taking them away from their mass-produced origins by deconstructing them, I then reassemble them into sculptural work that feels familiar through materiality, yet curious through its transfiguration. Finding a sense of agency in the making of impractical things, I look to create beauty where there seemingly isn’t. Using the materials to explore identity and belonging through the lens of an interior landscape. Making work that expresses not only a desire for home, but a playful yearning for a sense of belonging, abundance, and a connection to nature. Taking the domestic and wilding them into organic forms that recontextualize them, conjuring dreamlike impressions for the viewer to experience and reflect on.
