“The threads that binds us” this is a perfect title for the
themes in my work. I come from a place where most people strongly believe in
ancestral bondage and that is what has been driving me to dig up and unpack
where I come from and who I am, to better understand myself as a being and the
values I possess.
This ancestral bond comes with physical connections to
places of birth and those that have been lived in for years. It comes with a
form of communication through dreams and prayer. In my work I carry these
elements of the past, present and uncertainties of the future that I’m
constantly interpreting. It is a spiritual journey impacting the psychological
paradigm, conventional systems around cultural believes and family dynamics.
Maps are the core inspiration and cartographic metaphor to
engage more on these themes of searching for a place of belonging and the
nuances around that journey. The use of fabrics is an emphasis to the cultural
bond, deconstructing patterns to understand this existence within the
contemporary society.
Mapping bodies, places and rearranging patterns allows me to
further interpret my dreams, cultural experiences, to heal, gain clarity from
my paternal and maternal lineages and know myself.