The concepts I explore are based on the familiar in relation to the environments and homes in which we inhabit. My research stems from an interest in the domestic and the psychosocial trauma that occurs in domestic spaces. The effects of domestic spaces can be explored through psychological, biological, and ecological lenses. My practice focuses on the biological and psychological aspects of the domestic in relation to the ecology of a person’s home. Domestic spaces can form and fabricate one’s identity in positive and negative ways. Through my practice, I analyze and reflect on the influence of various relationships within domestic spaces using sculpture, installation, and performance-based work.
My current body of work reflects and investigates person-to-person relationships within domestic spaces. Abuse is the foundation of my exploration and interpretation of home and domestic spaces. I reflect on my own experiences of emotional and physical abuse in domestic settings. The work I create allows me to reflect on and process the childhood and relationship trauma that I have endured up to the present day. The visual representation of my research includes installations reflecting on patterns of behavior in domestic settings. My work explores the materiality of various objects found in domestic spaces. Objects within our homes can be tools for abuse. Some of the objects used are based on my personal experiences of abuse, while other objects are based on discourse from other people’s experiences with abuse. The objects I have chosen are used in violent performative acts of abuse on paper and textiles. Through the performative acts, I process my own trauma. I am creating a space for reflection and a place of protection. I provide evidence of survival and include moments of intense endurance required for overcoming trauma.