Petitree Gallery

‘Such objects and images weren’t something I ‘designed’ in a rational sense—they emerged through the interplay of body, unconsciousness, and emotion.’

‘A still image is just one form of that language—but ‘stillness’ isn’t some predefined answer or prompt; it can carry warmth, evoke memories, or capture present emotions. That’s why my work gives off a sense of reaching beyond the frame.’

‘The orchid is not an object that exists for human beauty, utility, or symbolism, but a being that stands with us in the face of domestication, discipline, alienation, and ecological oppression.’

‘As a third-generation industrial migrant, I see these rotating machines as metaphors for political decisions. People are wrapped in them, all caught in the whirlpool of history.’

“I enjoy working collaboratively, making space for people, materials or the environment as collaborators, that animate the works.”

“Nothing is whole, and my job is to show such incompleteness in my paintings.”

‘I seldom make detailed sketches in advance because I look forward to the response I get from the canvas when I put the image in my mind onto it.’