Paper collage on mixed media board

Research is an integral aspect of my practice and has raised conversations of identity and ancestry in search of origin. There is a process of referencing my personal experiences and memories in tandem with collective diasporic experiences. (Re)visiting records of my ancestors (biological and perceived) allows for observing the insistence of Black life and understanding the ways their lives and experiences are informing my own. Using a variety of mediums - collage, painting, site-specific installation, language, and photography - I have identified a need to (re)claim, through artistic and linguistic production, the means to produce and author our own subjectivities, rendering ourselves seen and heard.