When I began painting this series, I thought I was painting history. I thought I was painting Cyrus the Great: a ruler, an empire, a civilization that helped shape the ancient world. But as the work developed, I found myself returning to a different question entirely. What does it mean to be human in the face of time? Human life is remarkably brief. We arrive in a world already in motion. Before us, countless generations have lived, dreamed, struggled, loved, created, and disappeared. After...

This research-led project explored the question: Can women authentically represent themselves online on patriarchal, algorithmically governed platforms? The work (performed July 2025) comprised three short-form moving image works and a final video essay in the form of a performance lecture. The videos were distributed across YouTube, TikTok, and Substack, platforms whose algorithms regulate the visibility of content and shape how female-identifying creators are seen online. Situated at the...