2021

ARTIST STATEMENT

During quarantine, I went into septic shock due to unknown causes, creating dramatic changes to my weight and appearance. My skin stretched and formed new cracks and this infection pushed through the pores in my face creating pustules and eventually lasting bumps. I was left with a lot of difficult emotions on how to accept this person that I did not recognize as my physical self. Being alone with a body I no longer recognized left me emotionally distraught and confused, and although these symptoms eventually subsided, I still felt somehow changed.

The human body is powerful, and even under intense stress the body will stretch and change in order to adjust. I became hyper aware of every detail on my body and I began to over analyze myself to re-discover my form. The folds and curves of my body created a new landscape, this was a whole new terrain to explore. My work explores the human body as a landscape and offers a new perspective to appreciate one’s body. By taking the time to travel the surface of the body, there are so many unique curves, dips, hills and textures to discover about oneself. In this exploration of the human body it offers a new perspective with which to view it. By changing how we look at our physicality, we can perhaps regard it with a new appreciation.