Identity & The Creative Storm

My work does not come from a single, unified voice. It is the expression of a plural system, shaped by a history of complex childhood issues in  institutional violence. Unlike some who have clearly defined artistic boundaries between their identities, my process is fluid, complex, and often unpredictable.

Memory-Driven Art
The art is 'memory-driven,' emerging from pockets of feeling,  experience and desire that are often kept separate. It is a collective effort of a system that survived by fragmenting. While I do not know all my co-identities, some voices are distinct. Tim and Alex, two young co- identities, are the primary creative forces. Their own styles—often featuring specific figures and shapes—are woven into the work. Sven, a two year old is participating from 2026. 

A Reflection of Fragmentation
The work reflects the 'messiness' of my daily reality. On a single day, the art may shift between:

• The raw pain and terror of foster care.
• The depiction of perpetrators and the violence they inflicted.
• The profound confusion of identity, gender, and age: the longing to be the boy I was never allowed to be, and the complex desires and pains that stem from that suppressed life.

There is no fixed age, no fixed gender, and no fixed style, because trauma itself has no fixed form. We still hold onto the hope that things will turn out well, and that someday, everything will return to how it was before it all began, Time passes without being understood.  In this space, the past and present collide in the absence of a singular gender or identity which is often visible in the indecisiveness regarding the direction my work is taking.

And yet, I manage to create art and live independently with the help of my child- co-identities. My art is the landscape where these conflicting parts of myself meet. It is sometimes thoughtful, sometimes brutal and unknown, but always an honest record of a life lived in plurality