Artist Statement

I'm haunted by the stories trapped inside discarded things. There's something deeply moving about objects that have outlived their purpose—VHS tapes, shattered CDs, tangled cables, worn fabric scraps from my own life. These fragments carry emotional weight that has nothing to do with whether they still work.
My process is a conversation with mystery. I hold each piece over the canvas, moving it around until it tells me where it belongs. Sometimes I wait for hours before that moment when placement becomes inevitable. Paint flows between the objects, creating connections I didn't plan but somehow always needed.
These technological relics fascinate me because they represent such rapid cultural shifts. Things that once felt futuristic now seem ancient. But in their decay, I discover unexpected beauty. Warped cassette tape becomes drawing. CD fragments catch light like scattered jewels.
What I'm really exploring through these sculptural paintings is our tender, complicated relationship with letting go. Every piece becomes a kind of personal archaeology—both mine and whoever first owned these objects. When people look at my work, I hope they recognize something about their own attachments, the things they can't quite throw away.
Through this practice of salvage and transformation, I celebrate the profound stories embedded in our most overlooked possessions. Each piece asks: What do we keep? What do we release? And what happens in that space between holding on and letting go?