My growing awareness of power imbalances in our society and the revocation of affirmative action have pushed me to a point of activism. In this body of work I hope to expose the tenacious white patriarchal power structure by using language as my key witness. During the past year, I've been collecting slang and derogatory words used against women. The exhaustive list has come from friends, family, strangers (in the form of anonymous pink and blue cards asking What are the worst names you have been called?), and several dictionaries on slang. My first projects using the collected text were sculptural hats, bras, and underwear made of letterpress printed woven paper. The paper wig series continues to investigate language, broadening the scope of degrading and offensive terms to include words of hatred and violence. Printed in red, white and blue ink are tiny words whose mere existence is testimony to our intolerance toward difference.

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My work fits into many genres and I like to be included in them all. My work changes with my interests and its medium is determined by what would be the best vehicle to express my message.