Surface Tension is a series exploring the synchronous beauty and terror of femininity. I am influenced and inspired by the rich and ever evolving identities of the women, femmes, and non-binary people in my community. By considering the spaces my subjects occupy, the marks they make, and the routines they engage in, I made a body of work that investigates and celebrates femininity without attempting to censor, standardize, or commodify its manifestation. This project was driven by dualities - bloom and decay, repulsion and desire, permission and denial, illusion and truth - and the way that these opposites inevitably bleed into each other to form a dialectical relationship, becoming more like counterparts.
