“I am not someone who finds it easy to express myself through words. Verbal communication has always felt limiting. I choke, I stutter, I can never find the right words. For as long as I can remember, my way of making sense of the world has been through physicality—through materials I can touch, shape, and manipulate. My art practice is centered around physical mediums because that’s where I find my voice. In clay, paint, fabric, and form, I can say what language won’t let me.My hands become the tools that speak, and the act of making becomes the conversation. This is where I feel most honest, where my inner world meets the external one without needing to be filtered or explained. The mess, the texture, the pressure of a thumbprint—those are my sentences. The pause between gestures, the repetition of a motion—those are my punctuation marks.The body plays a central role in my work, not only as subject but as a language itself. I’m drawn to body language, to the subtle ways we hold tension, signal discomfort, or show tenderness without saying anything at all. In my pieces, I often depict hands, posture, or fragments of form to explore vulnerability, resistance, and connection. Working in physical mediums lets me be present in a way I struggle to when trying to speak or write. It’s tactile, grounding. The process is as important as the finished work. I lean into imperfections, into the traces of the making. Smudges, rough edges, broken lines—these are part of the language too. They show the labor, the struggle, the attempt to communicate something real.I don't set out to make work that is polished or easily explained. I’m more interested in creating pieces that carry the weight of the unsaid. If someone looks at a piece and feels like they’ve heard something without being told anything, then I’ve succeeded.My practice is a reminder that not all communication needs to be spoken. Some truths live in the body, in motion, in material.”