I’m 36
Brass weight, seeds, pantyhose, aluminum, beeswax, thread, metal screws
2026
55 x 12 x 12 in
The work exists in equilibrium, with a brass weight and sacks of seeds. Each life-filled seed comes from fruits I’ve consumed, cleaned, and gathered into pantyhose sacks resembling follicles. Balanced by the brass weight, symbolizing the female body, it reflects the tension between age, reproductive potential, time, and change. The aluminum armature is made in the Water by pouring wax and then using the lost wax technique. The brass weight is covered with wax forms created in Water. The weight is tactile on the outside but solid and hard within, underscoring women’s strength.
Standing Tall Is Heavy
2024
Brass weights, beeswax, thread, fabric, hair, Water, plastic bag, pantyhose, metal wire, beads, acrylic medium, metal screws
40 x 43 x 3.5 in
Photo Credit: Marc Tatti
From
2022- 2025
Bronze, aluminum, beeswax, found roots, seashells, brass wool, bronze wool, aluminum wool, driftwood, artist’s hair, synthetic fabric, T-pins, screws, salt, sand, moth, metal wire
82 x 84 x 12 in
The installation From explores the question of origin in an ontological sense. Using plant roots and hair woven into root-like structures, the work becomes an excavation into essence and origins. The hair-made creatures appear as if they have just emerged from Water, capturing the first moment of evolution. The brass and bronze sculptures were once wax forms I shaped in Water; through the lost-wax casting process, they were transformed into metal in a foundry. These forms, born of Water, trace a material and symbolic journey of evolution.
Half Sugar Cubes
2024
Sugar cubes, plastic bags, cabinet, caramelized sugar cubes, metal mesh, nylon thread
52 x 36 x 45 in
Photo Credit: Marc Tatti
Building A Home series deals with the body and the unconscious mind. The mind and the body are archives of lived experiences. This body of work focuses on my memories and the ways to preserve them.
The works ‘Half Sugar Cubes’ and “In Search Of Time My Grandmother’s Mouth’ utilize culinary techniques to preserve my memories. Salt is used to keep food fresh; I apply the same principle by using salt bricks to preserve my recollections unchanged. Similarly, vacuum packing is another method to preserve food. I vacuum and seal the bags to create an anaerobic environment to make my memories last longer. Scientists claim that people unintentionally change their memories every time they recall them. Once our brain has a new version of the event, it erases the former version. We forget slowly and transform it constantly. Building A Home includes a conceptual and playful approach that experiments with preservation techniques; this way, the series underlines the strong relationship between the sense of taste and memory.
In Search Of Lost Time In My Grandmother’s Mouth
2024
Salt bricks, fine salt
4 x 95 x15 in
Photo Credit: Marc Tatti
Untitled
2024
Beeswax, plastic tubing, wire mesh, resin, spray paint
14 x 43 x 24 in