“Aura, Anomalies explores America's enduring infatuation with paranormal phenomena. The project explores how the otherworldly has permeated American culture, appearing in folklore, pop culture, and fringe media from the past into the present. Brushed mohair's inherent material ability to obscure, blur, and abstract mirrors the visual language of paranormal evidence, such as grainy photographs and fragmented eyewitness accounts. The material reinforces this phenomenon's elusive and ambiguous nature, highlighting the tension between belief and skepticism, paranoia and sensationalism. The images are duplicate stitched by hand as an act of reinterpreting visual research through analogue textile techniques. The result is an installation that functions like a visual archive, remaining open to interpretation. My work invites viewers to reflect on their own beliefs, positioning the paranormal as both a cultural fixation and a lens into human curiosity about the unknown.”