Map explores Ethiopia as a geographic cradle of human civilization and reflects on the bond between human identity and the natural world— one that transcends language, culture, and time. This piece serves as a reminder that beneath all surface differences, there is a common pulse that unites us.
Jack's Room is a visual memory, drawn from an experience of self-discovery in an unfamiliar city, where beauty, gender, and sexuality aligned. I explore femininity as a river: ethereal and forceful, yet grounded in nature. Life emerges from every wall, illustrating how beauty is not fixed, but discovered through the act of seeing.
Split investigates duality as independent layers of a whole: light and dark, life and death, existing in inseparable relation to one another. In a polarized world, we are taught to choose sides, but nature teaches us otherwise. With this work, I explore how dualities manifest in my own life and how wholeness is only possible by recognizing that it is not a choice between one and another because every part belongs.
Juggernaut captures the surreal escape that softens a reality shaped by surveillance. Balancing softness and tension, organic forms contrast with an overwhelming watchful eye, drawing a spiral to echo the cyclical nature of dreams and reality. Playing with scale and symbolism, the figure is frozen in bed and surrounded by the fluid movement of her imagination.
Spirituality explores the illusion of separation between ourselves and the divine, placing emphasis on the importance of understanding the universe within us. Existence is rooted in body and nature, cyclical like the moon, feminine like our lifeforce.
Portrait of Marie Louise Fransz is an oil painting of my great grandmother. This portrait approaches memory through inherited history, shaped by stories of her emigration from Indonesia. Reaching through generational distance, this portrait honors the delicate boundary between personal and collective memory.
Butterfly investigates the tension between complete transformation and unsettling distortion. Inspired by butterfly anatomy, it emphasizes the fragile boundary between beauty and discomfort.
Sonny Angel is a double object mutation illustrating a trajectory of growth, mirroring how identity is reshaped over time. The final form retains a visible relation to the original but exists on its own terms.