To be a girl is to be looked at. To be a girl is to be questioned. To be a girl is to perform. Before we can even articulate it, we understand deeply, instinctively—that our existence is shaped by the gaze of others. We are taught what to like, how to look, how to act, and how to shrink ourselves. Girlhood marks the beginning of a performance, one dictated by a patriarchal world that seeks to define and confine us.

My work interrogates the visceral experiences of girlhood and womanhood, exposing the raw, often contradictory emotions that come with inhabiting a female body. I reflect on how a woman moves through space, how she is perceived, objectified, and ultimately forced to reconcile her own body’s place in the world. I explore themes of femininity, sisterhood, transformation, and sexuality—both the quiet shame and the unspoken rage that accompany them.

Through fleshy, moldable materials, my work gives form to these realities, making the quiet visible. Through the depiction of the female nude, animal metaphors, and the use of mediums echoing the softness and violence of the body, I aim to unearth the deeply conditioned narratives of femininity. My work is not just about being seen—it’s about reclaiming the way we are seen. It is about turning the gaze back outward, questioning, exposing, and, ultimately, understanding.