This artwork explores lemurs, the oldest living primates native to Madagascar, where they live in female-dominant societies and play crucial roles as seed dispersers for trees and fruit plants. Despite this, Madagascar has lost over 90% of its forests to urban development, leading lemurs to become some of the most endangered mammals on earth, hunted for food and the pet trade.

The patchwork of shapes within their bodies echoes the way developers carve up land for urban expansion—a view I often reflect on when flying above landscapes, seeing the gridded marks of human encroachment. These fractured forms symbolize their eroding habitats and the intrusion of civilization into once-inaccessible territory.

As with much of my work, the final process involves carefully placing symbols that intersect cultures, objects, and moments in time. These clusters are my way of searching for balance—within the piece and within myself—amidst a chaotic world. It becomes a visual prayer, distilling complexity into a hopeful narrative of harmony and connection.

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