My work explores the combination of painting and sculpture, diving into this intersection where paint takes on a purely tactile quality and installations form through the addition of textiles, plaster, and other mixed media. By being transported into this ethereal, dream-like space where one is surrounded by transparent and built-up surfaces, an alternative atmosphere is created.

            In questioning my own understanding of memory and how it changes shape over time, I attempt to translate these visions into physical space. At times it feels as if unmovable barriers exist in my mind, blocking my reach to parts of my life that I wish to revisit. As part of this translation process, these barriers become thick, textured layers of paint piled on top of each other, acting as the imaginary blockades I can’t seem to break down. By placing these paintings in a realm of textile, sculptural installations, I create the environment that pervades my everyday state of mind, providing the viewer a glimpse of my experience while also presenting the opportunity to confront the reality of memory they themselves live with.