Artist Statement

Having been surrounded by neurodivergence and mental health challenges my entire life, I have devoted myself to studying the brain, consciousness and spirituality. In an era of relentless communication—where words saturate every medium yet often fail to convey true meaning—I find a profound paradox that fuels my creative inquiry. Beneath the clamor of endless discourse, there is a subtle spiritual longing—a quiet yearning for a deeper, more authentic connection beyond the surface of language.

My paintings and photographic palimpsests confront this paradox head-on. They feature illegible text, abstract calligraphy, redaction, masking, and digital distortion, using a wide array of media—from inks, brushes, and markers to layers of color, mica, acrylic, vinyl paints, and rubber cement as a resist. The resulting pieces – most very different from one another - are raw, cathartic, and poetic -purposefully stripped of semantic content to invite personal interpretation.

Central to my work is the use of asemic writing — marks that resemble language without fixed meaning. This approach serves as a post-internet response to the rapid devolution of handwriting into digital code. Handwriting, a craft refined over centuries as a deeply personal form of expression, has largely been reduced to sterile digital text. In contrast, my asemic works champion the raw urge to write from the heart, unmediated by machines and algorithms.

At the core of this exploration lies my persistent fascination with the phenomena of self-talk—the inner dialogue that unites us all. While our personal narratives are unique, they underscore a shared humanity that transcends words. By incorporating gestural elements that capture the elusive nature of introspective conversation, my work reveals the common pulse of our inner voices and hints at that quiet longing for something deeper.

By obscuring and manipulating script, my art mirrors the current crisis in communication. Amidst the clamor of endless discourse, true understanding becomes increasingly elusive. I invite viewers to decode and question the efficacy of language in our information-saturated society, and to seek a deeper, non-verbal connection that speaks to both the mind and the heart. Ultimately, my art seeks to affirm my deeply held belief that across all cultures, geographies and socio-economic strata –- we are more alike than different.