I CONTAIN MULTITUDES

Media: self portraits, adhesive, foam board
24" x 12"

This sculptural 3D piece began with my own self-portraits, fragmented and reassembled to reflect the layered nature of identity. Inspired by the line, “Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself, (I am large, I contain multitudes),” from Walt Whitman, the work resists singular definitions.

It speaks to the idea that a person does not have to fit into one category or remain consistent to be whole. We hold contradictions, shifts, and complexities within us. Through form, texture, and space, this piece explores how identity expands and collapses, how we embody many selves at once.

FRACTURED PERFUME

Media: colored paper, adhesive, magazine, rose petals, tracing paper, sketch pen
10.25" x 8.25"

Inspired by Ruben Frejo’s collage published in the "Cut Me Up" magazine issue 14. I decided to work directly on top of it to develop a fragmented yet harmonious essence reflecting both visual composition and the transient nature of fragrance. I added the yellow lines to act as veins of disruption. They cut through colors and texts, just like the way external influences distort a pure aroma. I tried to create an interplay of curved and rigid edges that reflects how fragrances, emotions and memories are often fractured and reshaped by our experiences. I created a coexistence of beauty and interruption to translate the delicate yet unpredictable journey of a fragrance.