Artist Statement

Long before I had words for it, I was drawn to fluidity. Making curved, flowing forms has never felt like inventing something new so much as discovering something true—an identity I have been growing into as a person.

Working primarily with bendable plywood, I create sculptures that ask one question: How do you make something as rigid as wood move like water? Through an unconventional process of folding, twisting, and engineering flat wooden panels into multifaceted, three-dimensional forms, I bring sharp-edged facets and continuous curves into a dynamic tension. By playing with cognitive dissonance, I create forms that challenge the eye’s expectations—sculptures that appear simultaneously rigid and fluid, architectural and organic. Each becomes an intricate anatomy of fins, spines, ribs, and appendages, balancing meticulous craftsmanship with intuitive exploration.

Self-taught, I approach making as a form of constructed play. Trial and error yield small revelations, and each breakthrough teaches me to trust what I cannot yet see.

Only in hindsight did I recognize that the work had become a kind of meditation—a refuge from the rigidity of the world. Inspired by the fluidity of nature, I now see these sculptures as an offering: an invitation to pause, find calm, and become more receptive to the world around us.

As light moves across their undulating surfaces, the wood seems to transform: first into water, then into gold. This quiet alchemy reflects the transformation at the heart of my practice. What began as an instinctive attraction to curves has become a way of creating space for others to discover something within themselves, waiting just beneath the surface.