Grounding
Otherness
Universal Moving
Living among 22 Boxes
My Friends... Stranded
HELD, by the Familiar, the Common, the Known
The Weight of That Moment
The Weight of that Moment
2024
Recycled wood, Insulation Foam, Rubber Paint, Wood, Rubber
48 x 96 x 60 inches
As we continue to move forward in our semio-capitalist reality, we are faced with the weight of systems and power dynamics that come into play during stamping migration processes. The officer has the power and can let you in or out, leaving you waiting in anticipation for his decision.
The Bad Joke
The Bad Joke
2023
Sugar-coated razor blades, Skin, Existing door, Rubbed ashes drawing
96 x 48 x 48 inches
The United Nations General Assembly in Paris proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on 10 December 1948, translated into over 500 languages and signed by 193 countries. This unwelcome entry mat recalls the unwelcoming process migrants undergo during the migration system processing.
UNTITLED
"UNTITLED”
2024
Print paper, Archival ink
12 x 14 ft
"UNTITLED”
2024
Print paper, Archival ink
12 x 14 ft
180 pages with the Universal Declaration of the Human Rights text and cited Art 13, 14, and 15 photocopied over and over until the text disappeared. On the back is a list of 6,700 names and ages of people from Ghaza killed in the time elapsed from October 8-25, 2023. This is one of the worst violations of Human Rights.
Source Aljazeera and Palestinian Ministry of Health, Nov 1, 2023
Many nations were and continue to be blind to these articles
Let's Talk About Languages
Let's Talk about Languages
Sand, Blind Embossed on Arches Paper, Wood
14 x 16 x 14 ft
2024
Let's Talk about Languages
Sand, Blind Embossed on Arches Paper, Wood
14 x 16 x 14 ft
2024
Languages are systems of communication developed by societies to communicate and establish relationships. New economies homogenized languages to be efficient and fulfill market needs.
The first name of a person in their native language is their identity and connection to their culture and heritage. Migrating from non-latinized languages means losing that identity and replacing it with a new one in the system
Self Standing Installations
Window 32,33,34
2021
Plywood, oil on canvas, mirror and housepaint
8 x 6 x 4.5 feet
This installation will represent the harmonious interaction of three different spaces. A plywood, board, reflective, and canvas piece will stand up in the open space inviting users to an intimate space that becomes public. Private space is opened to others by a three-sided oversized object rising from the ground.
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Window to Good-Bye
2019
9 x 22 feet
Housepaint on existing wall
Montrose #5101, Montrose #5100
2019
Oil on canvas with base
72 x 48 inches
Portal
2019
Oil on canvas with wooden step
92 x 72 x 12 inches
