Image courtesy of Parker Lily Tuson-Morse
My work inhabits autobiographical imagery merging with dreamscapes and chimeric figures, layering meaning and narrative within and beyond the frame. Drawing from my Chinese-Turkish heritage, I depict hybridity and in-betweenness, projecting my inner world onto objects and animals. Through painting, I explore realms beyond trauma, perceiving darkness as my zero point in a vast coordinate system. I navigate the tension between being immersed in and setting out from that darkness to find the lexicon of my consciousness. Using whimsical and morbid narratives, I render stories grounded in reality that evolve into various planes of existence.