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Abstracted and intertwined human figures float in an undefined space, losing their orientation as they dissolve into a chaotic composition. Body features, such as limbs or intestines, are sometimes blended, erased, enlarged, connected from one to another, or dissected into multiple layers. 

The dissection of flesh merges into undefined forms, blurring the boundaries between shape and space. By magnifying it to a molecular level, the human figures become unrecognizable, liberated from externally imposed roles whether societal or individual allowing them to exist without definition.

Rather than an aesthetic choice, the abstraction of bodies is a means of questioning identity, societal norms, and the expanding boundaries that shape our lives.  Once freed from their tangible form, the figures evolve into a state of mind. The relationship between the figures and their space represents dichotomies: the social environment versus the individual; self versus other; freedom versus social role; rationality versus unconsciousness; individuality versus collectivity. 

These tensions emerge through their clash and conflict.

With a vibrant range of colors, my process involves repeatedly layering paint and sanding it down until I find flattened imagery which is radically different from the first layer. I selectively erase or enlarge certain features, painting each layer distinctly whether it be muscle, flesh, bone, or artificial implants. Through this process, I capture the tension within the liminal space between the figures, visualizing the interplay between personal struggles and broader social dynamics. This work represents the juxtaposition of clarity and anonymity, individuality and collectivity.

My work stems from an ongoing exploration of human connections how they begin, evolve, and form societal structures. Ultimately, I highlight the ever-expanding possibilities of the body abstraction. By dissolving distinctions between the figures and space, I invite viewers to reconsider the human body not as a fixed entity, but as a dynamic space where identity, memory, and emotion exist separately and concurrently.