My research reveals spoken and unspoken forms of communication in the various spheres of my communities I interact with as a black individual in my daily life. With a journalistic approach, I record traces of human activities by placing Yupo paper in domestic spaces with high traffic, letting natural oils accumulate overtime. Ink is then washed over, revealing the resistance of the temporal composition. Themes that inform my work include invisibility and visibility, the right to opacity, and black sensibility. The monochromatic space stands on its own, directing the focus to the mark-making. With the support of people from my hometown, Baltimore County, Maryland, their presence is a direct collaboration of my spontaneous process.

In time, I came to realize I was not only representing a community through such gestures, but I was also representing my perspective as a black individual interpreting the way I see the communities I have interacted with.