STATEMENT OF WORK

I develop a laborious, ecofeminist papermaking practice at the intersection of painting and sculpture. Guided by my ecoresponsible values, I work exclusively with reclaimed materials and objects. This has led me to turn away from the ideals of regularity and technical mastery often associated with craftsmanship. Rather than using noble fibres and expensive tools, I work with discarded materials from my daily life, egg cartons, mail, and sketches, to which I add no pigment. The colours in my work stem from the original recovered fibres. In the studio, I form colourful paper pulp into large sheets or into sculptural objects.

By working with trash, I align myself with a lineage of artists who, since the 1960s, have used found objects to critique the destructive impact of capitalism. While many have responded to the climate crisis through unsettling assemblages of waste, my own approach leans toward repair and hope. My practice is informed by ecofeminist thought, which draws connections between patriarchal domination over women and the exploitation of the natural world.

Through my work, I attempt to dismantle the culture of domination and hierarchy that I internalized while growing up within a patriarchal system. Rather than impose my power over materials, I seek to work with them, receiving their resistance and unpredictability as guidance. In response to the anger, sorrow, and fear that can lead to paralyzing despair, ecofeminists call for action in the present moment. Within this framework, all of the Earth is sacred, whether polluted or preserved, cultivated or destroyed. It is our responsibility to engage with it in a relationship of care and healing.

This is why I tend to my waste, these small, sacred pieces of Earth. By paying attention to what has been discarded, I hope to awaken the imagination and inspire hope in the potential of materiality, even in the age of ecological crisis.