Interstitium

Working in clay, I have long understood the body as a vessel. After the birth of my first son, that understanding shifted. I began thinking of the body not only as a container, but as an intergenerational passage—one that carries genetic inheritance, embodied memory, and the accumulated experiences of those who came before us. Research in epigenetics suggests that our bodies do not begin with us; they bear traces of ancestral experience that continue to shape future generations.

The tunnels that pierce these figures transform the body into a site of movement rather than containment alone. They suggest pathways through which memory, history, and cultural inheritance pass, disrupting the body's solidity. Each sculpture considers what the body carries, what passes through it, and how identity is shaped by forces that extend beyond the individual.