Metaphor of my mother

Uniting traditional forms with reclaimed mythologies, this work was part of an immersive, multi-sensory installation consisting of illuminated paper lanterns and projected stop-motion animations. From the ocean to human tears, saltwater holds and preserves while it simultaneously releases and cleanses. This choreography of past and present is emblematic of the dance between life and death, waking and dreaming, the visible and invisible worlds. These liminal spaces are where our past co-mingles with the creativity of emergence, symbolized by the hybridization of human, animal and plant forms. –Artist statement