My practice focuses on the broken elements of nature and the space around them, examined through collages and paintings. Working with collages allows me to explore form and composition while encouraging fluidity and spontaneity in my process. My recent work depicts a reconfigured space around a piece of a cut branch, a recurring subject matter in my paintings. This painting transforms the space into a landscape that takes shape within the realms of my own perception and imagination. My works represent an effort to understand my own experience and emotions. 

Pathetic fallacy, a term coined by John Ruskin, is a projection of human aspects or emotion onto inanimate objects in nature, obscuring the distinction between humans and non-human objects. The broken branches in my painting show evidence of human intervention or natural change, be it split, cut, trimmed, torn, or broken. The overall painting captured not only the broken part but also parts of the same tree that have continued growing. To me, this relates to how humans continue to grow and live after experiencing a significant event in their lives. 

In my latest painting, I reconstruct an image of a tree branch that has been cut after growing between a metal fence. I collaged and used different parts of the image to act as a starting point for the structure. I add acrylic paint and chalk to the collage to break and reconstruct the space. Using this collage as a reference, I translated it into a 90x130 cm oil painting. Doing collages helped me explore new directions in my work. For instance, understanding a new perspective on the subject matter or finding a different composition for the next work.