My anaphylactic allergies have engrained an anxious need for escape and a constant search for safety. I live in a perpetual state of fight or flight, there is no pause for me as any mundane dish at a restaurant, picnic, or even dinner party could conceal an unfortunate demise. This tension appears in my work as movie scenes - the quiet moments before a jump scare, the music swelling before a monster pounces on their next victim, the shadow of a someone or something creeping into frame. My engrained anxiety is unique to my disability, whereas film is a universal language.

I use film as a means of translation, and as mentioned before, I often pull from established film tropes so that an audience is already prepared for some sort of suspense. As a subversion from the expected interventions however, I replace what is predictable with my own “monsters.” In some work that might look like a giant inescapable dinner party, for others its aliens constructed from distorted medical imagery or discarded food wrappers. To the average person these items are ordinary, but in my world, they become almost legendary dangers like Godzilla or the creature from the black lagoon.

While I maintain a focus on photography and video, my work has now evolved into immersive installation work. In my latest projects I have been focusing on how to extend the boarders of my films into physical spaces, allowing viewers into my imagined landscapes with invisible dangers.