arts

Artist Statement

My practice is rooted in socially engaged and collaborative art-making, using Theatre of the Oppressed methodologies as a framework for working with members of the public to explore shared social, cultural, and political questions. I work across disciplines—including theatre, facilitation, performance, installation, documentation, and participatory process—allowing each project to take the form most appropriate to its context and collaborators.

Central to my work is the belief that art can function as a rehearsal space for social change. Drawing on techniques such as Forum Theatre, Image Theatre, and collective improvisation, I create environments where participants are invited to examine lived experience, test alternative actions, and reflect collectively on systems of power, care, and responsibility. These processes prioritize accessibility, consent, and shared authorship, recognizing participants as co-creators rather than subjects.

Rather than producing fixed outcomes, my projects are responsive and iterative. The final form of the work—whether an exhibition, performance, installation, toolkit, or public gathering—emerges through sustained engagement with participants and is shaped by the specific needs, capacities, and goals of each project. Documentation, reflection, and dialogue are integral components of the work, existing alongside ephemeral and embodied forms.

Ultimately, my practice seeks to cultivate spaces of collective inquiry, agency, and imagination. By centring lived experience and collaborative process, the work invites audiences to move beyond observation and into participation—encouraging critical reflection, empathy, and the possibility of change.