Growing up between two nations came with unexpected trials. Having lived in the United States since I was an infant clashed with trying to fit into a culture that I wasn’t quite familiar with when my parents decided to move to Mexico years later. Here, I would learn firsthand what it was like to be classified by race. In Mexico, I was never Mexican enough. These events would later make me question my identity and self. I embarked on a journey of introspection to find who I was and wanted to be. I began to doubt culture and imposed beliefs in how life was supposed to be. Religious elements brought through colonization were always mysterious and questionable in my mind. They made me want to learn more about my Mexican roots while living between these two worlds.   

Living in Mexico provided a cultural myriad of colors and textures, materials and landscapes, and folk art that fueled my imagination. At an early age, I began to make dolls from corn cobs, shoes from cardboard and fabric, and doll houses from found objects. This amalgamation of cultures and elements that encompassed my world inspired me to seek an understanding of our complex human history.   

Intrigued by our connection with nature and my love of biology, I use animals, human anatomy, symbolism, and landscapes that I manipulate and morph to represent ideas that stem from the subconscious, memory, trauma, and emotion. Through my work, I challenge and question cultural impositions that shape identity through our perceptions of self.   

I enjoy working in large-scale formats. My practice comprises installation, sculpture, painting, and performative art. I am attracted to texture, color, details, and the nuances that materials provide compositions. The landscapes of the mind appear in pieces where I am, sometimes, the subject. Discovering the many layers of messages hidden in my works is all part of the experience.