Shadows

The series called “Shadows” has been inspired by the shadow puppetry of Indonesia, as well as 19th century European silhouette cutouts. I adopted these traditional techniques to tell contemporary stories. I found these techniques fascinating because silhouettes require you to strip away superfluous detail and tell a story in its barest form. Shadows also feel like the subtext of an object.

 

Growing up in the 1980s, there was an absence of dialogue around mental illness. I created this series of cut outs to explore mental health and the complex and often conflicted relationship we have with ourselves.