Alternate Realities:
Burying Ghosts
Fall 2021
Burying Ghosts is an interactive art installation that explores memory, nostalgia, and the act of uncovering and laying ghosts to rest. The centerpiece of the installation was a reconstructed version of my childhood bedroom, incorporating much of the original furniture. To this space, I added collaged picture frames and shadow boxes, enriching the room with layers of personal history.
In place of a traditional bed, I built a grave from broken pieces of my home's walls, symbolizing both loss and transformation. This choice also paid homage to my roots in Smelter Town/La Calavera, grounding the installation in the landscape of my past.
By recreating this intimate atmosphere, I offered the community a space to reflect on their own childhoods and memories, inviting them to confront and honor the ghosts of their histories.
In place of a traditional bed, I built a grave from broken pieces of my home's walls, symbolizing both loss and transformation. This choice also paid homage to my roots in Smelter Town/La Calavera, grounding the installation in the landscape of my past.
By recreating this intimate atmosphere, I offered the community a space to reflect on their own childhoods and memories, inviting them to confront and honor the ghosts of their histories.
Grief & Rebirth:
After Burying Ghosts
Winter 2022
Grief and Rebirth emerged as a response to Burying Ghosts. I realized there was more that needed to be laid to rest—grief, I discovered, is not a singular event but an ongoing process. This realization inspired me to continue exploring the complexities of grief and the possibilities of transformation that come with it.
