"Reflecting on my artistic career has had an immediate and unintended effect: It has forced me to study my own traces and history, including my migration process. For years, I have distanced myself from this process to protect myself against feelings of longing and nostalgia, but it would have been impossible for me to present you with an honest body of work if I had not been willing to look inward. Through the creation of these works, I have allowed myself to reconnect with my past and embrace acceptance and content. They are visual representations of my continuous process of self-reinvention as an immigrant, a journey that has shaped me professionally and personally."