In my art i process personal stories, mine and from others, that reveal underlying emotions around themes such as belonging and identity.
As a daughter of migrants, little to no knowledge about my family history and having migrated to another country myself, these themes affect me on a personal level.
I do so by using various textile crafts like handcrafted patchwork, quilting and traditional weaving techniques. And through a kind of visual language that has emerged over time with which I translate text compositions into textile compositions.
I see the superpower that textile designs can hold to influence our state of mind; they can sooth us, they can empower us to express ourselves and play a role in evoking social change even.
The cultural heritage of textiles is a living tradition inherited from our ancestors and passed on to our descendants. It is about connecting, connecting to others, through time and space.
There is a greater purpose to threads and i want to explore it.