My practice unfolds at the intersection of textile art, costume, and performance, focusing on themes of absence and memory by exploring the materiality of everyday life. At the center of my interests is clothing as 'cultural skin,' which I treat as a physical and metaphorical layer separating the body from space—one that simultaneously protects, defines, and at times confines. I am interested in how fabric transmits memory and what trace the absent body leaves upon it. I am fascinated by garments without owners; they become vessels of remembrance, opening up space for reflection on the narratives that the garment imposes on the body and, conversely, those the body imposes on the fabric.
My output manifests as textile installations, sculptures, and site-specific interventions. My process is rooted in fiber-based techniques, primarily knitting, crocheting, and related methods. The creative process is slow, meditative, and sculptural. Starting from a single thread, I intuitively build an organically growing form. In creating an object, I merge surface with structure, 'skin' with the 'skeleton'—as in the case of the Anatomical Venus objects—causing them to overgrow each other and bringing what was hidden to the surface. The repetitive labor of my hands is an intimate experience of care; the resulting object becomes a physical extension of my body, bearing its traces. I frequently use sourced materials: inherited garments from my grandmother, mother, or friends. I deconstruct and reassemble these into new forms, paying close attention to the marks and signs that the absent body left on them.