My work celebrates imperfection. Relying on instinct and chance, the materials guide me. Working across disciplines, my practice is rooted in Eastern philosophical notions of force and energy. Sinologist François Jullien declares that the Chinese have no concept of soul, but that of a vital, distinctive life-force. Jullien describes how instead of Western ideas of suffering and endurance, Eastern convictions include aspiration of flexibility and awareness. I aspire to transmit this energy to the viewer. Currently, while addressing concepts of dislocation, I use cartoonish body parts to inject absurdity into this sober subject matter.