An interest of mine is the visual representation of the notion of place as transmuted through a paradoxical understanding/misunderstanding. Diaspora derives from the word “scattered seeds” by the Ancient Greeks. Often, the images make reference to subconscious references to feelings of Diasporas and the daily anxieties and instability of life – both in one’s national identity and everyday choices. The work expresses a density of mental as well as physical space in these contained worlds. Employing pathetic fallacy, embodying feelings through inanimate objects, the work captures a sense of individual assimilation and alienation. Relying on the trace of the hand, the work engages in a cultural navigation through an exploration of material and content, which resists any one simplified interpretation.
