The connective thread in all my work has always been a focus on those who are least represented, which has led me to explore the lives and lived experiences of immigrant communities. My practice aims to capture the quiet presence and persistence of those living in the margins.
Through community work and a meditative photographic process, I slow down and attune myself to the quiet details of daily life, in the world around me and within my own inner landscape. As an immigrant, this practice often becomes a form of self-check-in, guiding me through emotionally complex spaces. I find the tension that emerges in these moments becomes the starting point of new ideas.
Undocumented immigrants, who often live on the margins of society, are frequently described as living “in the shadows.” This metaphor has made me reconsider how I think about shadow in my work and what it can signify. Influenced by Homi K. Bhabha's postcolonial theory, I see shadow as a place where identities are negotiated in relation to external pressures and dominant narratives; those who inhabit this “third space” continue to endure and resist.