From a psychological perspective, emotion is the word used to describe the complex state of instinctive or intuitive feeling. Our surroundings, circumstances, and reasoning can create emotional waves that have influence over our thought and behaviour. I visualize these waves of emotions as an infinite form; it is a continuous cycle of circumstances, which translates to feelings, and then actions.

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In this series, I intend to explore the emotions surrounding ego. While healthy doses of ego have the potential to yield positive results such as developing resilience and confidence, like everything in life, there is a need for balance. Unhealthy ego can create toxic thinking patterns, poor decisions, and arrogance among other negative qualities. As one of the most common, and potentially damaging traits found within mankind, I explore the destructive results of unhealthy ego when we fail to manage the emotions behind it, and balance them with humility.

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Comprising of a number of print works and drawings, Untitled illustrates a solid form meant to represent external strength, with manipulation towards its form to express emotional instability stemmed from ego. In some works, the subject matter can be found being slowly crushed by the pressure of a rope tied tightly around it. While my body of work aims to shine light towards the scars and the long-term, negative effects of ego despite our perceived strength, it is merely an observation and study of the consequences rather than a solution.