Artist Statement

I am examining the differences between explaining and exploring disability.

I am interested in how we build knowledge from the objects and spaces we are daily surrounded by. Being Autistic means that I have often felt like an observer; trying to decode the world around me, and the meaning of its objects. This has led me to use found matter that I sculpt into multi-layered experiences defying a clear meaning, but rather asking questions about that which we take for granted.

When we take in the world, we impose personal layers onto it, in an effort to make sense of it. This in effect builds a world within us, our own personal inner geographies that we constantly navigate and simultaneously alter when making up our minds. I want to explore this landscape especially to find and challenge my own inherent biases hidden within it and use it to open conversation and build space for others to address theirs.