Finding affinity with crocheting and knitting since age 7, I draw parallels between these mediums and human experiences. Labour-intensive crafts act as a record of time, accumulating knowledge as lived experience and conscious innovation, despite often being relegated to the status of ‘domestic hobbies’. I largely maintain the constraint of working with a single thread echoing linear progression of time, utilising crochet/knit’s unique ‘forgiving’ characteristic that allows it to be unravelled and reworked—a reflection of our intangible, layered experiences through a single physical vessel, the body.

The duality or multiplicity of a word, object, or idea fascinates me. My practice attempts to challenge stereotypes or mainstream narratives by offering an alternative perspective on ‘Truth’. These explorations frequently confront the fluid boundaries of identity and ownership, which humans attempt to determine with binary terms.

I also employ destruction as a secondary technique in 3 ways: disintegration (burning and melting), transformation (deconstruction and reconstruction) and revocation (erasure of status, identity), as well as create video artworks documenting this process. Through the atrophy of an object made with time, I aim to capture the feelings of regret and longing in the face of loss. Destruction is a form of ‘sacrifice’, though I regard it as more than just loss—through destruction comes creation, through death we appreciate life.