Time can be the most valuable thing in the world. I view time as a currency. 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 treasure it. In a society focused on productivity and urgency, I am interested in the quiet emotional 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 painful and unreachable. 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 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 time, allowing for distance and intimacy. Reoccurring symbols of hands threading through the past act as a metaphor for connection, fragility, and the human desire to reach backwards rather than forwards.
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?
It is wisely?
I Never Thought About What the Fish Would Say, Mixed Media, 2026
Beady Eyes Watch as Time Flies, Charcoal, 2026