artist statement

My artist practice could be an anachronism, but it plays a double game. It might be
frail and delicate, materially lightweight, yet it’s full of images of oppression, trauma and delinquency.

My recent pieces of cut was produced after the pandemic, and addresses the notion of touch, which at the time could be a double edged sword – one that could bring on death but required love with the loneliness and isolation we all encountered.

Paper-based art has had a resurgence in popularity over the past few years.

My works are highly unique cut-paper collage of intricate detail and layers that reproduces symbols and images from contemporary culture. The confrontational nature of the subject matter provides an interesting contrast to the works delicately cut, Asian influenced form and tradition.

Throughout my career, I’ve considered myself indebted to both western and eastern sources of imagery and storytelling. My work has dealt with the permissive Asian style, hybrid with a sense of individualism as understood in the West.

Considering both similarities and differences, I hope that the work will be able to resonate and create dialogues among viewers, presenting the prettiness that belies the seriousness of cultural references.