I find joy in creating playful photographic archives of Things. Things connect me to my surroundings, events, and people. They hold traces of belonging and offer moments of calm. Through photography, paper engineering, and traditional bookbinding, I explore the ontology of things; how they exist in the world and the meanings we attach to them. Each photograph I take captures the moment of joy felt when discovering something unexpected or a disruption.
The anarchives I create highlight the assemblages I find in public spaces, their agency, emotional and affective resonance, and the dissonance between those who make these spaces and the people who use and reshape them. They invite the viewer to engage with the joy of discovery and the hidden rhythms and stories that things hold. I see these archives as a living, shifting assemblage that continues to evolve, shaped by experience and interaction. They act as a bridge between people, built through the things I find, and others leave behind. The viewer becomes part of the connection between things, space, memory, and human experience. This ongoing cycle of discovering, experiencing, and feeling offers the chance to both disconnect and reconnect.