Artist statement: How do we combat the weight of negative emotions throughout our lives? How does the mind respond to trauma, grief, and loss? My work explores the psychological impact of trauma and the intricate relationships between family and friends. By weaving these concepts into my photographic practice, I aim to create emotionally detailed and meaningful narratives.

After two years of battling my father’s cancer diagnosis, the relationship I had known for 21 years changed forever. The invisibility of illness profoundly altered our lives, turning once ordinary moments into cherished memories. Laughter, conversations, and shared experiences have now become fragments of the past which I hold onto. The physical connection I once had with my father has now transformed into one of memory, conversation, and grief.

Photography has become more than a tool for documentation; it is a way to navigate loss when words fail. Through images, absence becomes visible, and memory takes form, allowing me to preserve what time threatens to erase. Each photograph holds a piece of my father’s legacy, a final tangible connection to him. By using photography as a cathartic process and intertwining it with archival imagery, I pay tribute to his life, find closure, and make sense of the space he left behind.