Sculpture

2024

Exhited at 'The Sixth Island' group show at NEVERNEVERLAND, Amsterdam

2024

2021

Mixed-media sculpture

100 x 110 cm

‘Crown Years’ memorializes the festive sentimental rituals surrounding childhood birthdays. Inspired by the annual ceremony and its associated objects, this sculpture depicts a birthday crown. In Dutch culture, children get to wear a homemade paper hat in the shape of a colorful crown, to signify the occasion’s festive status. The origin of this beloved custom is that before records were kept, only kings and nobles could afford to celebrate their birthdays, as they were the only ones that kept track. So celebrating your birthday, in a way, is like being a royal for a day. In a way, ‘Crown Years’ is also the artist’s account of the absurdity of her chaotic, bewildering, yet colorful childhood. By shifting the scale, material, and context of the paper crown, this familiar form becomes both audacious and celebratory. It commemorates the passage of time and milestones that help define us.

2021

Clay sculpture

2021

Clay sculpture

2017

Cardboard, acrylic, glue, and found objects

100 cm x 110 cm x 30 cm

Inspired by the hillside favelas in Rio de Janeiro, the piece depicts a miniature favela. Feeling the need to create something out of nothing and taking on the role of a bricoleur, I assembled this microworld entirely out of trash -recycled boxes, pieces of metal found on the street, fruit nets, and plastic bags. Through the re-use and recontextualization of discarded materials and found objects, this piece engages with narratives of social and political dissent.