Throughout my life, starting as early as elementary school, I had constantly struggled with schooling and traditional means of communal learning, which led me to self-taught learning. After two years of trying and struggling with college (both a university and a community college), I dropped out and began working in entry-level jobs while continuing to teach myself about writing, photography, and filmmaking in my spare time.

My work is meant to be both a reflection of my personal life and a coping mechanism for it. Unsure of my future as both an artist and a person, I seek answers to the uncertainties of my life and portray that uncertainty in a way that is often too difficult to with just words. Common themes in my work include things I struggle with in everyday life, such as existentialism, alienation, and societal pressure.

Regardless of genre, category, or medium, I make things and write about topics that interest me. The only thing I consider a constant is making it meaningful enough to me that it doesn’t feel like content cannon fodder – there’s enough “art” out there these days that feels devoid of any real personality, just copies of trends and styles. I work to avoid that pitfall at all costs.

Artist Statement