Collages speak of visible wounds and of how we learn to shine not despite them, but because of them.
Collage itself is a metaphor for destruction. Something whole and complete is torn apart, stripped of its balance and original order. This act reflects the inner experience of trauma, upheaval, or a life-changing event.
At the same time, it represents a new beginning—an expression of inner strength and the will to survive.
Many of my collages explore themes of displacement, exile, and the resilience of the self. The figures exist without a recognizable environment; they have lost both time and place and are left to rely solely on themselves.
An art journal brings together diary, sketchbook, and collage, creating a unique world of its own.
In my collage & art journals, the process is more inward, yet equally physical.Through tearing, layering and reworking paper, surfaces develop scars and ruptures — visible records of movement, tension and change. These marks remain as part of the work, holding memory rather than resolution.For me, process is a way of staying open, to what wants to appear, to material resistance, and to forms that cannot be forced.
