In “Dating/Algorithms/Identity”, I examined dating websites as a way to look at identity. I looked at the language and the algorithms commonly used for online identity and their association with dating. The question raised were as follows: what keywords are used to self identify, what words are used to mold image, what words are used to group and categorized individuals, what reductive form of language is used to quickly identify and attract a potential mate, what words are used to market oneself. The goal of this piece to to raise questions about the objectification of language as it pertains to dating, identity and partnership.
“The Children Are Watching” 2024-2025 In this series, I confront the charged intersection where private desire collides with public discourse. At a moment when disinformation and political extremism increasingly infiltrate even our most intimate spaces, I turn to the overlooked yet potent symbol of underwear, an everyday garment loaded with connotations of privacy, vulnerability, and exposure. By layering quotations directly sourced from political speeches, legacy media, and viral social media posts onto these intimate images, I reveal how language is weaponized to shape identity, inflame division, and erode our social fabric.
Through this work, I hope to spark dialogue about how we navigate a world in which our most personal choices and identities are increasingly entangled with, and vulnerable to, broader currents of disinformation, authoritarianism, and political / cultural upheaval.
