Portfolio // Artistic Statement

A protest rally and a theater show. The sound of orchestral instruments warming up before a concert, and the stench of a burning tar in unrelenting heat.

War stories from the lips of a Syrian refugee. Green curry chicken and a slice of angel food cake. Wandering through an ancient city, and jumping off a moving train. Dancing at weddings. Weeping at funerals. 

 

The words of Alice Walker. The vision of Ava DuVernay. The action of Lulu Wang.

Coltrane and Boys II Men on repeat. Braid ups and extensions. One cent candies. A lingering kiss –

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-– all points of inspiration that form the evolving and expanding constellation of my thoughts, ideas, worldview and creative practice. 

 

See and smell. Taste and touch. And listen; to the integration of my past, present and future, in my work. Challenging tropes and rewriting narratives. Expanding the voice of women and normalizing the diverse experiences, on screen, of racialized people in everyday places, spaces and situations.