Image courtesy of Parker Lily Tuson-Morse
My work combines autobiographical imagery with dreamscapes and chimeric figures, layering meaning both within and beyond the frame. Drawing from my Chinese-Turkish lineage, I depict hybridity and in-betweenness, projecting my inner world onto objects and animals. Painting allows me to venture into realms beyond trauma, perceiving darkness as my zero point in a vast coordinate system. I navigate the tension between immersion in and departure from that darkness to uncover the lexicon of my consciousness. Through whimsical yet morbid narratives, I render stories grounded in reality that evolve into various planes of existence.