I am a deeply biological being

My work is an exploration and dissection of the self. Through striking visuals, metaphor, and the occasional written line, I deconstruct my own physical body and its ties to identity and mortality. I dissect myself visually just as Leonardo da Vinci dissected bodies in search of the soul’s anatomical location. Only instead of the heart or brain, I find my soul – my selfhood – in the most unlikely of places: the back of my throat, the scars on my chest, and deep within my bones. Through a variety of media, I represent features of my body as specimens to be studied by the viewer. Each work acts as a self-portrait, collectively representing my identity as a deeply biological being.