In my practice I explore the tension existing between the beautiful enticing painterly facade and the unbearable truth which surfaces in blank spaces. In an ongoing meticulous yet playful observation process I let images resonate through me and into oil and ink paintings.

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The exposed white canvas plays a central part, as it takes on different roles — a window, a bedside table, a figure - in order to capture the precise moment in which it ceases to be merely ‘surface area’, imbued with significance that goes beyond the realm of imagery. 

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The viewer is offered  freedom of engagement. I see this as a utilization of radical empathy that allows for a true openness towards the experience of pain and beauty, thus begin to work towards healing through the abolishment of hegemonies of power.

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I romanticize Europe though it has ejected me. I grew up amid landscapes which had never resonated within me. I am drawn to the aesthetics of nobility, an ideal I can never truly belong to. I am only European-enough to be exploited by Western imperialism, but never enough to enjoy it.

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