My painting process begins with an understanding of the world as inherently imperfect. This perspective allows me to move fluidly between the roles of participant and observer, engaging with experiences while also reflecting on them from a distance. My work develops through an ongoing dialogue and exchange with the people, ideas, and experiences that shape and inform my practice.
After exploring abstraction, I moved toward conceptualism as a way of more closely aligning my artistic practice with my evolving vision. This shift has allowed me to engage more directly with complex and often difficult questions surrounding identity, gender inequality, and the cultural contradictions that exist between Haiti and the United States. My work frequently responds to contemporary political, cultural, and social conversations, drawing on a range of media and approaches to explore these subjects.
I use layered imagery and a combination of materials not simply for their visual qualities, but for what they can communicate. Each material carries its own physical presence, history, and associations, allowing me to build meaning through contrast, accumulation, fragmentation, and juxtaposition. The layering of different surfaces and elements reflects the complexity of identity, memory, culture, and lived experience—where meanings are often overlapping, contradictory, and unresolved. Materials become part of the conversation within the work, helping me express tensions that cannot always be communicated through imagery alone.