Water is a threshold—a liminal space where bodies are freed, identities shift, and desire moves without constraint. It is a force of transformation, an immersive realm where the queer body transcends the urban and social confinements that seek to define it.
Water is a space of romance—of unspoken tension, fleeting glances, and the charged interplay between voyeurism and queer temporality. Rivers, lakes, swimming pools—these cinematic and literary landscapes set the stage for desire to unfold, for women to find and recognize themselves in one another.
My practice has long been influenced by the cinematic, literary, and musical landscapes that capture the tension and tenderness of queer intimacy. Yet, in this body of work, the connections between these representations sharpen—the mirroring between them becomes apparent, revealing what makes their presence so vital in my approach to painting. The lingering gaze, the quiet intensity, the slow unfolding of a love that is both seen and felt—all these elements translate from film into the fluidity of paint.