Artist Statement:

An artist friend gave me the nickname “Moment of Silence” for all the pauses, moments, breaks I take to reflect, remember, respond. This concept is the core of my work, engaging myself and viewers in a moment of reflection and remembrance that defies the passage of time and the immediate environment. Through my pieces, I seek to grasp and hold the attention of others in a way that mimics a moment of déjà vu, begging the following questions of viewers: Have I seen this in a dream? Have I heard these whispers in a past life? Have I walked this path millenia ago?

My work takes inspiration from practices such as West African dyeing, Navajo weaving, and American quilting—integrating them into textile-based sculptures. By integrating traditional practices rooted in storytelling with experimental approaches, I rework the wisdom of the past into modern offerings that are charged with historical, cultural, and ritualistic symbolism. This symbolism functions on the premise that the earth wants us to remember, recollect, and make amends with ourselves, our histories, and our bodies. Like fungi that take the decay of one thing and transmutes it into fertile soil for the birth of another, I attempt to transform this ache embedded in ancestral histories, personal dilemmas, and collective consciousness into vessels of self-reflection and communal reckoning. My pieces become entry points that, once engaged,  prompt reflection, redemption, and healing (positioning them as revolutionary tactics).