Artist Statement

My work now moves from the tangible world of objects and beings into the intangible architecture of mood and psychological space. "The Alluring Ascent" is a study in thresholds. The viewer stands in a present moment that is saturated and absolute—a world bathed in visceral red. It is immersive, immediate, and perhaps even overwhelming. The open doorway is not just an exit; it is a choice, a portal into a different state of being. The cool, cyan glow of the staircase beckons, promising something new. It is a clean, quiet, and futuristic path, but its ultimate destination remains shrouded in shadow. This piece is about the powerful dichotomy between the known and the unknown, and the alluring mystery of a path that promises ascent. It asks the viewer: do you remain in the familiar intensity of your present reality, or do you step through the frame to begin the climb?

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Artist Statement:

The Longest Arrival is the final piece in a visual trilogy that explores confrontation with the unknown. A sacred temple. A locked gate. And now a rail that leads deep into time itself.

Unlike the other pieces, this one is in motion. But we never see the traveler. We only sense their destination.

This is not the train of commerce or commute. This is the train of crossing over the pilgrimage between the Self you knew and the version you will have to become.

It is lonely. It is loud. It is already coming.

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Artist Statement:

In Threshold Logic, I explore the paradox of passage how corridors promise destination yet rarely deliver. This piece is about the loop of arrival: how we walk toward meaning, only to find another hallway.

The harsh overheads and fractured beams of light simulate interrogation, surveillance, perhaps even hope. The concrete walls wear time like a wet cloth, and the path ahead remains always partly lit never fully known.

This is an architectural séance a conversation with the unseen, staged in the geometry of control.

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Artist Statement:

“The Tally Corridor”

Time collapses in this corridor. Two pink rods, identical to those seen elsewhere, lay in a polished black void like misplaced tools or forgotten offerings. A figure stands sealed behind glass, blurred by condensation — visible, yet untouchable. The etched wall symbols, like prison tallies or an alien language, whisper of attempts to measure something unmeasurable: guilt, time, or loss of agency. This is a holding chamber for the mind.

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Artist Statement:

"Intake"

This piece captures the threshold moment before assignment — before roles are enforced and identities are removed. The seated figure is still undefined. The standing figure is already consumed. In this corridor, power is ambient and silence is policy. The architecture doesn’t echo; it listens.

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Artist Statement:

“Awaiting the Shift”

The figure sits suspended in ritual — not prayer, not punishment, but a waiting only the forgotten know. Light intrudes like memory, washing over a body that remains disciplined, inert. The geometry of the space is both prison and cathedral. This piece explores the stillness that exists when all choices have been made — and the mind waits only for time to move.

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