Artist statement

As I grew up, some certain refrains were constant: "Be a lady," "Don’t make a scene," "Lower your voice." Those socially imposed labels have long confined women within the rigid mold of 'propriety.' Historically, the suppression of female autonomy and critical thinking has made too many women accustomed to silence. It was precisely this discipline that ignited my creative drive. My art is a conscious rupture from that aesthetics of obedience. I reject permissible and safe expression. I seek what is sharp, disruptive, and piercing, which unsettles the viewer and makes them unable to be ignored.  

I work primarily in oil painting and installation. In the initial stages, I usually use sketches, research, and photography to rebuild the ambiguous emotional connections between the work and its themes. At its core, my visual work is an inquiry into self-hood, the things I hold dear, and the act of resisting imposed structures.
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My practice revolves around suppressed and overlooked inner journeys from my own growth, and a continuing focus on marginalized cultures and art forms. In the gaps left by mainstream discourse, I use visual language to break through narratives shaped by capital and power—to reanimate what has been silenced. As cultures and art forms become commodified symbols, I seek to critique the corrosion of art by capitalism through my work.
In my work, I often weave in surreal elements. These jarring combinations tear through the elegant appearance of daily disguise. They place the viewer in a position of unease, challenging them to reconsider the rules of reality they’ve long taken for granted. I believe the "incisive" central idea of my artwork necessitates surreal elements that deliver visual violence, forcing viewers to directly face the inherent absurdity behind societal norms.