I use art to navigate the vastly different lenses and symbols that people employ to make sense of the world. I attempt to collage these semiotic approaches to our surroundings to accentuate conflicts and parallels between these alternate perspectives. The resulting art is often described as open-minded, metacognitive, maximalist, hybrid, and occasionally humorous.

My work is heavily inspired by my omnivorous consumption of media, genres and film forms, as well as philosophical and political movements. John Waters’ transgressive Camp, Third Cinema, German Expressionism, Dream Pop, the Iranian New Wave, Industrial Hip Hop, and critical theory all go hand-in-hand into transforming my creative drive and output. I feel that much of my urge to weave (or smash) together these disparate realities is motivated by my own liminal experiences of social and economic identity– The art is personal as much as it is a way to understand other people. 

Over time I’ve realized that my work is best when it’s created in a collaborative environment that aims towards a new way of seeing and feeling, and I’ve found that many of my favorite projects by other artists also tend to have a similar reach.

Ultimately, I hope for my art and the practice of my art to become some sort of food for the spirit, for collaborators and consumers alike.

“The allotted function of art is not, as is often assumed, to put across ideas, to propagate thoughts, to serve as example. The aim of art is to prepare a person for death, to plough and harrow his soul, rendering it capable of turning to good.” — Andrei Tarkovsky