My work combines historical and cultural narratives with personal memory. This marriage allows me to mold new narratives that challenge racial stereotypes and reconstitute the Black body in history. Inspired by Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man, I depict surrogates of myself in situations where I’m unable to be recognized as an individual, and my clothing shifts into a silhouetted uniform that's simultaneously present and absent, visible and invisible. In these situations, I gaze into the eyes of viewers; I plead to them, challenge them, fear them, hoping to both set a trap and set free. 

Swan Song. Oil on Canvas. 4ft. x 3ft. 2024