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Driven by mystery and a persistent desire to uncover beauty, my practice is rooted in curiosity and exploration. A gentle fascination, paired with a yearning for continuous learning, leads me to work across multiple mediums. While some naturally evolved into a direct extension of my core practice, styling, others unfolded through less obvious paths, forming connections that are subtle yet fundamental to my creative language.

My background in illustration, sculpture, and jewelry — developed at different stages of my life — has shaped both my visual and tactile sensibilities. These practices have altered the way I understand garments and accessories: as tools capable of shifting perception, playing with the senses, and engaging the imagination in a ludic form.

In my work, I seek to convey a character, a world, a story that extends beyond the time a photograph allows us to inhabit. To think about the “wear” of garments not as labor or simply a function but as an embodiment of personality, a way of shaping alternative forms and identities the self can take.

I am drawn to transparency and the overlapping of fabrics, adding texture while still allowing them to be read as part of flesh and body. My understanding of the human figure comes largely from my sculptural practice — reimagined body parts shaped in entirely different ways. There is something slightly grotesque and unsettling in them: a play with spikes and pointed forms.

It is also about seeing beyond the human condition, or perhaps returning to a more primitive state, its forms and shapes. The body can be odd yet tender, rough yet melancholic. We are animalistic, but in a beautiful way.

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