As a Kurdish American, I’ve experienced the cultural complexities of two distinctive worlds. I have begun to explore the psychological pain and conflict associated with my past, paving the road to a freedom of expression. My work takes a root in my own personal emotional distress and psychological trauma that still lies in my subconscious, where thoughts and memories are often repressed or sublimated. I portray figures etched with sorrow, struggles and the suffering of everyday life in my compositions. Often working on multiple scales, my work explores experimental mediums from Kurdish spices to oil paints to mixed media, which culminate into continuously evolving perspectives within my work.