Time is a currency, it's the most valuable thing in this world. How we spend that time, ultimately determines the value of it. This body of work explores the human relation with time, how we measure it, mourn it, waste it, and get lost in it. In a society focused on productivity and priority, I am interested in the quiet realities of time: longing, nostalgia, memory and the desire to return to these moments that no longer exist.
Created in response to the years following the history of 2020, this body of work reflects on a collective longing for a "before" world that feels almost surreal and wounding. This series was deeply inspired by Adam Grant's article, There's a Specific Kind of Joy We've Been Missing. This article explores the concept of collective effervescence, the unique energy and emotional connection experienced when people gather, celebrate, and share moments together. The idea prompted me to consider what happens when that shared joy is disrupted or lost. How its absence can create a form of collective nostalgia, a shared painful yearning for connection in ordinary moments and objects we once took for granted.
Through surreal two-dimensional compositions using mixed medias, I explore how memory distorts over time. Reoccurring symbols of string threading through the focal points of my works act as a metaphor for connection, urgency, and the human desire to reach backwards rather than forwards. Forcing us to be tangled in our past lives, slowing us down, rather than innovating to get ahead.
Spend Your Time Wisely invites the viewers to pause and reflect on their own relationship with time: What do you value? What do you mourn? And how do you choose to spend your time?
And is it wisely?
I Never Thought About What the Fish Would Say, Mixed Media Collage, 2026
Time is of the Essence, Mixed Media on Canvas, 2026
Self-Contained, Mixed Media Collage, 2026
I Wouldn't Mind Having Square Eyes, Mixed Media Collage, 2026
Time Well Spent, Mixed Media Collage, 2026