I was a solitary but expressive child, fond of words but not of uttering them, attracted to people but wary of them. I wrote, dark abstract poems torn out of my small hands by my panicked mother, and drew, image after image, on every surface available. My silent gestures not rebellious but a form of resilience, a means to translate information I was eager to absorb but that did not always make sense to me, to adapt to a confusing chaotic world.

Photography and video have become my fundamental means of expression. Often unable to “connect”, I use the still images I create to convey the specific emotions and urges I need to exteriorize and video to tell the stories of my life and dreams.