Installation of corners at Lenfest
Columbia University, NYC, 2018

Mostly invisible, corners hold the weight of the buildings we inhabit. For my thesis, I made large-format photographs of the corners of my apartment following the question of what exists beyond the center of the room. Through different photographic processes and sculptural interpretations, I layered, colored, constructed, and deconstructed these images, challenging the relationship between referent and signifier.

The sculptural elements are intentionally dysfunctional; their parts do not align, and their fragmented forms resist architectural conventions. They propose an alternative system, another possibility. By coexisting in the same space as the photographs, the sculptures heighten the tension between past and present—between the historical permanence suggested by the photograph and the immediacy of the sculpture’s materiality. This project also draws attention to everyday life, focusing on the spaces we inhabit and their revolutionary potential.