This series of sculptures makes use of the fragmented figure to explore the suffering, fragility, and mortality inherent in life while alluding to hope and transcendence despite the trauma. Openings on the pieces imply various narratives of pain and draw attention to the interior of the forms as well as the significance of what is (or isn’t) held inside. I’m most interested when the wounds and scars become pathways through which light can enter, bringing a form of symbolic transcendence to the figures in much the same way that suffering, once endured, can reveal and even produce strength in a person’s life.

Whether it is through wounds, passageways, missing limbs, or bandages, the incomplete and damaged form speaks to us with an emotional resonance, reflecting the scars and pain we all sometimes experience. Ultimately my goal is to meet the audience in the midst of their own troubling circumstances and hint at the fact that there is hope despite the suffering, that in shared pain we can find solidarity and solace.