do you know me?

The first images I've ever snapped on a digital camera were of my younger sister cross-eyed, sticking her tongue out in the midst of preparing a roast for dinner and my grandpa in the backyard arms out, leaning towards the white picket fence in hopes to catch a football that was soon-to-be our neighbors if he wasn't quick enough. 

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These were all points-in-time that weren't necessarily striking or appealing to the eye. And I didn't mean for them to be. I was a couple of months away from moving out of state and wanted to capture memories of the people I'd be leaving behind for greater promises of making a better life for myself. 

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​The harsh realities and pressures of these promises lead to a deep longing for the familiar, where my camera became an anchor that tied me back to my people, my home who were 2,095 miles distant at the time. 

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A 4-mile climb up a mountain that had a rock at the very top that resembled a potato chip in which you could scale. A multi-colored rose bush grabbing the attention of your nose for a short detour on the way to the geology, math, and computer science building. A shimmering blue ocean and bright yellow sun which fed your weary soul on a warm Saturday at the beach in September. 

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These moments, although mostly mundane, were shared with my people, my home through my own interpretations of the environment in which I lived and where I found comfort.​

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I do the same now, except I share to a greater audience.

 

All for the hell of it.

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Shows

The People’s Gallery at Austin City hall (2024-2026)

​Highland Collective SMOL Show (2024)