Visual Diary Series (Manifestations of Chronic Pain) 2022-present

What animal would you choose to represent chronic pain?
Can we make friends with our pain?
How do we grieve the loss of a functioning body?

In 2019 I was diagnosed with two autoimmune diseases, one of which often cripples and blinds the body over time, the other causes chronic pain and fatigue. Through a lens of exaggeration and humor, these portraits explore the idea of disability, deformity, loss of sight, anxiety, chronic pain, and ultimately acceptance.