Each “Diseased” piece is a representation of different states relating to mental health and aspects of our
self-consciousness. The black, geometric “cages” symbolize the darkness we struggle with, as well as the simplification of an individuals experiences (aka. societies perception of such topics / the depriving of
individuality through the medical labeling of our ailments – “Depression”, “Anxiety Disorder”, “Substance Dependence” etc.). The red string a metaphor of our thoughts, often holding us back or tied to our surroundings. The hands is our contemplation and existence.
Nature, 2025
Borosilicate Glass, Red String
Nurture, 2025
Borosilicate Glass, Red String
Influenced by Michelangelo’s 1512 fresco “The Creation of Adam” at the Sistine Chapel, the individual pieces “Nature” and “Nurture” cannot be separated. We are often tied to our creator – our surroundings. Our inner demons are often placed there by our own parents / or lack thereof. Our tangled inner self most times cannot be discarded, inevitably remaining a part of us.
Search, 2025
Borosilicate Glass, Red String
To change in any way requires an immense amount of power and resilience, is what the artist portrays in “Search”. To sift through past
traumas, to change the way one thinks, an enormous amount of sifting through preexisting threads and connections is necessary.
Denial, 2025
Borosilicate Glass, Hanging Fixtures
“Denial”, represents the prison of our creation. Two hands hold onto the bars, which are held up and connected by various chains. We are our own worst enemy, although we may not wish to admit it. Self-hate, aggression, isolation…. whilst our surroundings created who we are, we chose our own path in every task and decision we make. If we could be kinder to ourselves, perhaps, we could break free of this prison.
Round and Round, 2025
Borosilicate Glass, Hanging Fixtures
“Round and Round” is a piece that explores our mentality with time. Do our thoughts change according to the time of day it is, to the month? Is it continuous and repetitive the same way? Are we more open when the timing is right, or
when we ourselves have decided? These are all questions worth pondering whilst looking at this work.
Solastalgia, 2025
Borosilicate Glass, Red String
“Solastalgia” is a environmental term used to describe the emotional connection to nature that was thus negatively impacted or broken due to environmental change or destruction. This piece explores this concept through the idea of being fatefully “tied” to a place both physically and romantically, and the constant changes, many of which were impossible for us as individuals to reverse, represented as the shadows and light working with the two connected pieces of past and present.
Release, 2025
Borosilicate Glass, Red String
“Release” is a visualization of the end of a relationship. Any relationship will slowly untie as soon as one lets go and holding on to something another no longer wants can simply make this process longer and more painful.
Hesitation, 2025
Borosilicate Glass, Red String
“Hesitation” is the visualization of what it feels like to attempt reaching out. Our hand, tied and held back by the cobweb of our own inner self doubt, rushing thoughts and worries, is seen attempting to reach out. The numerous hands – are they all those willing to help, or are we contemplating who to entrust with our concerns
할까 말까, 2024
Borosilicate Glass, Red String
“할까 말까” Is a piece that is the constant considering and questioning of whether or not to share your thoughts, whether or not to reach out to someone, whether or not to go to therapy etc. Often we spend more time debating whether or not to do something, than the time we would spend doing it. This is because change is difficult.
Down with me, 2025
Borosilicate Glass, Red String
“Down with me” examines the worry or common concern that one’s worries are not some else’s burden to carry. The concern that one’s negativity may affect another’s life is one of extreme empathy and realism, but could it also simultaneously be a method self-sabotage? This piece tries to visualize that heavy feeling of not wanting to affect someone’s life with your own messy existence.