My work examines being both a battleground and a sanctuary. The vulnerable and restless body is a starting point. Collaging with film photography, and drawing on cardboard, resin, textiles, cardstock, printer, notebook, and tracing paper, I activate the physical and the tactile qualities of contradictory conditions. Growing up queer, mixed race, and moving from one family member’s house to another, I struggled to find ways to relate to my peers as well as well as to myself. Through photography, I am able to connect with my subjects which requires also being tuned into myself through self-portraiture. I want to learn how my body can be a place of refuge rather than something to fight against.