Artist Statement
My interdisciplinary practice investigates the nature and dynamics of ideology across various historical, political, and socio-cultural contexts. I approach this inquiry by exploring the archive as an active site of the ongoing production and negotiation of history. Applying postcolonial and feminist perspectives, I aim to go beyond a linear interpretation of archival documents. Instead, I focus on identifying gaps and biases while examining the bureaucratic structures and institutional frameworks that shape these archives.
By copying and remixing archival fragments and traces through montage, I seek to reorganize the grammar and syntax inherent in an archive. The installations I produce challenge the limits of representation and underscore the inadequacies of language and image in conveying the full story. They engage with doubt as an open, generative space for addressing and healing collective historical trauma.
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