Artist Statement

Devoting my technique to flaws, contaminated beauty and social constructs, I explore and present my thoughts and feelings through the context of the object.

In my work, the formal processes of change fascinate me, and that which can produce visceral qualities, tragedy and grime. For this project, using an exploration of Confessionalism, Philosophy and Psychology, I plan to open a dialogue between Pre-Raphaelite artist John Everett Millais’ painterly scene Ophelia (1851-52) and my self reflective story on what I want from the work personally and what I would like to say artistically.

By illuminating the Self, adrift, between life and death; I am thinking about the playful roles between our selves and the relationships we create within in order to fill the void.