This chapter of my curatorial page will feature the exhibition I created during my Visual Arts course in the International Baccalaureate program. If you’re not familiar with the IB or the Visual Arts course, I highly recommend taking a moment to learn more, it provides valuable context for the work and the ideas behind the exhibition.

I believed that I could make an exhibit using various metaphorical, abstract, and cultural techniques because the theme "Mask" is so intricate and multidimensional. This is how I came up with masks because they are a crucial tool for representing a person or an identity. I sought to use my artwork to communicate my beliefs by addressing issues like isolation, make-up use, addiction, grotesqueness, gossip, identity, and culture. Through my worldview, these ideas are connected. I've encountered several art forms, which have advanced my skills and changed the way I approach a specific subject and the way I set about expressing it artistically.

I have used a wide range of materials in my work: canvas, linoleum, mirrors, soap, colorful ropes, clay, tape, make-up, wigs, fake money, cardboard masks, recycled materials, wood, and feathers. I painted "Surreal Triple" and "Culture Collage" in acrylic on canvas, produced linoleum prints for "Grotesque Approaches," and took a conceptual approach for "Mirror Faces," "Gosstong Masks," and "Femicide" because I wanted to explore diverse methods and modes of expression.

My digital pieces include "Washing-off," "Metamorphosis," and "Make-up Is the New Mask." "Addicted to You" and "IRON MAN" are examples of my 3D work; with three-dimensional pieces I feel I can more directly convey my identity—these objects speak for me. I prefer contemporary art, and I strive to reflect the impressions I gather from visiting shows and galleries. Materials shape meaning and guide the viewer’s interpretation: the fragile tape, first-aid bandages, and crimson stitches in "Femicide," for example, deliberately echo the real suffering of women and the myriad ways they try to mend their wounds.

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