A fascination with patterns unfolding over time, transformation and stories that emerge.
Pathways, crossroads and diversions.
The lines on our faces are often said to reveal the stories of our lives, marking the passage of time. I explored this idea through a high-contrast photograph of my grandmother’s face when she was 94, looking for the patterns and stories that lived within her features.
I’m interested in creating more portraits, paired with recordings of the subjects telling their own stories. From these recordings of image and voice, I envision creating textile pieces—patterns inspired by the narratives, printed on long lengths of natural fabric, pathways.
These patterns may inform the design of a garment, where both the cut and print reflect the identity of the storyteller.
Logwood screenprint on silk habotai
With this screen print, I noticed how the opaque ink changed over time.
At first, the ink created a translucent print, like facial wrinkles slowly coming into focus. Then it started to fade, as if aging in reverse.
As it dried, the opaque print appeared.
This cycle felt like a visual play on aging—appearing, fading, and returning again.