Love, Death, God.

An ineffable nuance, my work is a representation of being both Black and a Woman. Unpacking the phenomenon that is Blackness and operating from multiple worldviews, my work reflects and compares my experiences in different realms. The fluorescent pink environments in my paintings evoke a sense of disquiet, inviting viewers to explore a realm where reality intersects with speculative fiction. The paintings themselves are seductive and enticing, unapologetically grabbing the viewer's attention through bold, attractive colors and shiny substrates.  With this grip, the viewers are confronted by Blackness in relation to themselves. Embedded within the work is Caribbean culture, specifically Jamaica. I have found myself constantly questioning how Blackness is understood in predominantly white spaces upon entering American society. 

The environment in which my work operates generates an otherworldly, unnerving feeling. The presentation of the body along with expressive, abstract moments causes speculative fiction to emerge, leaving the viewer with more questions than answers… The paintings are held to a time and space that allows them to stand in their own dimension. Existing simultaneously, but separate to ours. Always happening and responding to our own time and space. I am depicting environments out of need reflecting on my experience and creating room for dense emotions, and stark confrontations. Simply a space for Blackness to exist. The burning desire to produce a new way of thinking about reality carries my work forward; how systematic oppression and microaggressions reinforce this inclination for liberation from implications added to the Black body. My work is not just this or that, it is an “and”. The work code switches and speaks in different languages at times connecting themes of religion, mortality, identity, colonialism, otherness, and love. The purpose of life is to love.