Berkeley, California

acrylic on paper

37 inches long x 49 inches wide

The painting is a part of a series of internal landscapes that were inspired by MRIs of my body. It is an exploration of the process of visually bringing light, harmony, and color into areas of my body, particularly the spine, that suffers from chronic pain and imbalance. Elements of the natural world, such as fire, are used as metaphors for the experience of embodiment. Painting is a means for me to transform and find meaning in, what cannot otherwise be healed through conventional medicine. By moving towards and within the experience of pain itself, they attempt to both express sensation and transform suffering.