Cheney Studio, MacDowell

This work explores memory, process, and the aura surrounding personal objects and images—the unforeseen influence they exert on us. Using digital images, photocopies, vintage fabric, and silk thread, I examined the material remnants of my mother’s life after she emigrated thousands of miles from her homeland. Black-and-white photographs and fragments of clothing became points of departure for unraveling her story—thread by thread. Loss of country, family, and language left her with only enough “thread” to reconstruct a life elsewhere. In dismantling and reassembling these materials, I sought to understand and narrate her experience, creating a visual tapestry that reflects both rupture and resilience.