My art reflects my identity, shaped by observing my parents support our family through labor and my mother’s cultural heritage from Panamá. It explores themes of Latin American labor, oral histories, material culture, and human figurative sculpture. In my work, human figures and forms connect the past and present, migration, familial connections, and individual aspirations. I use different materials to invoke the histories connected to clay, building trades, clothes, gold, and wood. Each material choice connects our past to the present, and reflects on the parts of ourselves in which we can be proud to celebrate. Through my art, I aim to honor the aspirations and contributions of those who came before, while contemplating the collective journey that informs our identity and guides us toward a hopeful future.
