Born to French-Caribbean parents in 1996, I grew up in between cultures, languages, and identities for most of my life. Home did not have one name, face, or address. I moved between Paris, Toulouse, Miami, New Jersey, Fort-De-France, and Phoenix before the age of 18 and attended the University of Southern California between 2014-2018, where I studied Communication. In 2018, I started a company called Gestalt, where I used clothing to commercialize my art and design practice. Today, I am a working artist and have transitioned Gestalt into a boutique ad agency.
My collage practice centers on the idea of re-orienting the way we view printed media and advertisements. My work attempts to bridge the gap between the version of the world we are sold and the version of the world we truly live in. I also have a strong focus on memory and the persistence of collective narratives through recordkeeping. Many of my collages play with real historical events and either distort their narrative or re-imagine another one.
Using vintage magazines, artbooks, newspapers, and found prints, I aim to remind people that the world we inhabit has boundless perspectives, and that we are not tethered to the ones that are pushed upon us.
Ultimately, I want my art to challenge image inequity & representation in both the art world and the world of advertising. I want my work to force people to contend with their preconceived notions. I want my work to make people reflect on the power of images.