ARTIST STATEMENT

In my abstract works I examine the present through a process that considers the pluralistic, complex, and ambiguous nature of individual and collective narratives. I combine visual illusions with material and formal components that evoke experienced dichotomies, such as Asian versus Western, empirical versus intuitive, and historic versus contemporary. By synthesizing diverse pictorial elements—from samurai-inspired shapes and old diary pages to dried seaweed—into an elusive unity, I pose the challenge of constructing beliefs and identities. I strive to integrate seemingly contradictory impulses to produce enigmatic works that speak to questions of perception, identity, and history.