How does culture shape who we are? This question drives my work as I reflect on the cultural norms and practices that influence women’s identity. Through self-portraiture, I explore my own identity and experiences growing up in Kenya. I use culturally significant fabrics to go beyond aesthetics, sparking symbolic dialogue on the role of culture in molding us.

Through a diverse range of mediums, I reveal the intricate relationship between cultural traditions and personal identity. I draw inspiration from African fabrics, traditional architecture, cathedrals, and stained glass. With a background in Fashion Design, I enjoy working with textiles and incorporating textile patterns into my work through collage and drawing. In my reconstruction series, I create portraits, deconstruct them by cutting them into pieces and then reconstruct them on cultural fabrics to signify my quest for my place within a patriarchal society. Nudity in my work embodies vulnerability, further challenging the constraints that culture imposes on women.

I welcome viewers into a broader conversation on the liberation of female identity, prompting them to question the boundaries imposed upon them by their cultural spheres.