When creating pieces that are aesthetically self-sufficient and true to my visual language, my hope is to also challenge viewers to think beyond what is immediately perceptible. Each of my works tell a story as I approach my craft with a life-long learning lens. The media and techniques often change based on my project, but my curiosity and passion to create remain the same. I welcome experimentation, especially in alternative photographic processes, since imperfection plays an integral part in my work. My latest work embodies kintsugi, the Japanese art of putting pieces together using gold emphasizing the beauty of imperfection.
Publications
The Hand Magazine, 2024
Washington Post, 2024
Easy City Art, 2024
Washington City Paper, 2024
The Falls Church News, 2023
F-Stop Magazine, 2023
The Hand Magazine, 2023
The Falls Church News, Falls Church, VA 2022
Frames Magazine, 2022
Interview with Korea Times, Seoul S. Korea 2020
Dong-A Ilbo, Seoul, S. Korea, 2020
Korea.net in Seoul, S. Korea, 2020
Blog F64, Bucharest, Romania, 2020
The 16th 2019 Yongsan International Art Festival, Seoul, S. Korea 2019
Photo Art Magazine, Seoul, S. Korea 2019
Dialog textil - Razvan Valceanu, Bucharest, Romania 2018
La Blouse Roumanie, Washington DC, 2017
Books
2020 Adagio- Noonbit Publishing House, Seoul, S. Korea, 1st edition 2000 copies
2022 Dor- self published, 200 copies
Art Residencies
2024 Artist in Residence at Photoworks, Glenecho, MD
Studies
Carter School Fellowship in Arts and Peacebulding- George Mason University, Washington DC- 2023
Masterclass w/Lynn Radeka, Death Valley, CA, 2020
Printing Techniques, Edinburgh College of Art, 2020
MA in International Relations, Troy University, US, 2020
The New York Institute of Photography, New York, US, 2012
BS in Business Administration, Austin Peay State University, TN, 2010
BS in Economics- ASE- Bucharest, Romania- 2000
Dante Alighieri Italian Studies, Bucharest, Romania, 1998
A short video of #MyFilmStory in collaboration with Ilford