STATEMENT
My sculptures begin as labored reconstructions of preexisting forms. Ultimately, through my process, the referent becomes a scaffolding or armature for something Other, something with a new meaning. I find my subject matter through research and observation; I search for links connecting my experience with collective, ancestral, and environmental histories, particularly related to the Pacific and Hawai`i, my birthplace. I am motivated to search for connections across oceans and across time. I challenge myself to remake an object on my terms, to tell a new story while accounting for my perspective.
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