My work explores the hidden, unseen, yet essential forces that sustain existence—like the vast echo system of roots anchoring towering trees, the intricate systems beneath our skin, and the countless laborers whose efforts keep our lives in motion. I think of the factory workers, farmers, and delivery men who remain invisible, just as aging mothers quietly give away their youth, their bodies slowly fading with time.

Suspended between decay and regeneration, discard and renewal, destruction and transformation, my practice is a process of reclamation. For the past three years, I have been working with ‘used’ and ‘pre-consumed’ t-shirts, rescuing and repurposing them. These fabrics, once overproduced in the fast fashion industry, have been worn, touched, and lived in—holding traces of sweat, tears, grief, and celebration. Combining them with wire, a material I have returned to repeatedly over three decades, I approach my work with humility, listening to the histories embedded in these materials.

Cutting, stretching, wrapping, and tying them together, I discover stories of where they have been and what they can become. The tension between humanity and industry invites me into a sacred space, where the discarded gains new meaning.