artist statement
As a child i was deathly afraid of the dark. My imagination always made me think of the things that might appear in the darkness. Because of these fears, my godfather gave me an emergency light so i could protect myself. Over time, things got better and my panic faded away.
As a teenager, i began to have insomnia, night terrors, sleep paralysis, etc. So many sleepless nights. i was in a constant state of anxiety. Everywhere i went it felt like all eyes were on me. Nights were always the worst, fear kept me awake. Every day was a battle until my body couldn't stay awake anymore. Whenever i closed my eyes i felt something staring at me from the darkest corners of my room.
“Breach” is an exploration of my oldest fear. It’s a project about paranoia and anxiety, specifically the idea of being watched. The eyes creeping out from gaps in doors, the shadowy silhouette in the corner of your vision, the creature that will get you if you stay in the darkness for too long. With it, I seek a way to understand the roots of my anxiety by reconnecting with that dread and paranoia, recreating a scenario from my nightmares where those lies from the subconscious breach into the “real world,” questioning whether we can really trust what our eyes see. After all, the shadows deceive, consume, and reveal things we didn’t know existed.