“Throughout my artistic journey, I’ve struggled to find my own unique style; whenever I created something that even loosely resembled another artist’s work, I would never think of it as my own. Due to the fact that I was so worried about the originality of my work, I didn’t take notice of my evolving craft–I hadn’t realized that my style was forming. Seemingly mundane elements like on-camera flash and abandoned buildings became integral aspects of my artwork that have manifested as I’ve explored places that I found interesting with my friends. 

The title Spoonhouse manifested during one of the first explorations to abandoned places I made; specifically, it comes from the surprising amount of plastic spoons we saw taped to walls and thrown on the floor in one of the buildings. I was instantly drawn to the grimy and sometimes scary environments, and would often give my friends some excuse to go back on the weekends. We were continuously greeted by something new, like additional writing on the walls or slightly displaced objects, and these discoveries would always keep me searching for more. The spaces depicted in Spoonhouse have inspired my photography, and I enjoy exposing the grittiness of abandoned yet lived-in environments. Though searching for my style was tough and often led to overthinking, seeing its growth has shown me that it was worth the effort.”