When I was in middle school, I had trouble fitting in with my classmates when bullying was at an all-time high, which, sadly, is a very common experience for people who tend to be unique or who don't hold back in expressing themselves artistically. It wasn’t until I left school that they told me, “You’re just too happy.” I froze in place, completely confused by that statement. I couldn’t cognitively or emotionally understand the answer, and I don’t think I ever will. I think the biggest reason I was set apart from my classmates was our differing sense of childlike wonder. All of my classmates had moved on—moved on in the sense of wanting to grow up too fast, which I personally saw as a tragedy. Everyone has an inner child, and I believe it's crucially important to keep them alive and look after them. Their eyes are what bring wonder and magic into our world. As the saying goes, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Fascination, curiosity, humanity, and kindness all come from the compassion that lies in our inner child. It's the foundation laid out for us to build our identity on—like a jigsaw puzzle with no picture. You start off with the four corners and work your way in, with each corner representing the foundation of our lives that we build as children: family, friends, hobbies, and education.
As a 21-year-old self-taught artist, I have traveled around the world, I speak two fluent languages, and I have lived in four unique countries, experiencing different religions and cultures on three continents. As a third-culture kid, I want to share my experiences and the knowledge I have had the privilege of learning throughout my life. And what better way than through art, using the skills I was gifted with, and worked to perfect. Art has the ability to bring people together, no matter their language, culture, age, or country—something we all admire and bond over. A sort of silent relationship binds us all together, and a universal language that can translate and communicate emotions, sounds, and feelings. Thanks to my exposure to various cultures throughout my life, I have developed the ability to create links between people, cultures, history and social cultures, offering fresh eyes to create something everyone can feel included in and be a part of. Ever since joining my bachelor's program in art, I have studied and worked harder than anyone else to get to where I am, and I will make sure it always stays that way. Just keep swimming (or illustrating, in my case)! The opportunities I take and the work I achieve, take me another step closer to my goal of working in a studio, creating art that calls out to everyone’s inner child—something many people have forgotten in their busy adult lives. This is my ambition: to heal and bring people together. I’ve seen how mankind can treat each other sometimes, and it breaks my heart. I want to help, and this is my way of doing it. This is my part.
PR1M4: THE GENESIS
PR1M4: The Genesis is an original multidisciplinary sci-fi project that merges narrative fiction, concept art, and immersive design to explore themes of identity, memory, and resistance in a dystopian, post-technological world. Created as part of my final bachelor’s project, it serves not only as a storytelling experience but as a comprehensive display of my skills in worldbuilding, visual development, and physical installation.
Set in a decayed future where cybernetic experiments and corporate control have rewritten the boundaries of humanity, the story follows PR1M4, a cybernetic girl who awakens in a long-abandoned human trafficking facility. Her brain, once belonging to a woman named Octavia, is partially uploaded, triggering flashbacks that reveal systemic oppression, war, and personal trauma. As she navigates a fragmented world haunted by radiation, rogue technology, and lost histories, PR1M4 embarks on a journey to reclaim her agency and the stolen voices embedded within her.
The project showcases my practical abilities across various artistic mediums. I designed and produced a full-length illustrated novel, complete with custom typography, layout, and textured page backgrounds using Adobe InDesign to visually align the reading experience with the emotional atmosphere of each chapter. I also created extensive concept art, character designs, costume variations, and environmental sketches to solidify the project’s aesthetic language and visual cohesion.
To expand the sensory experience, I sculpted and painted PR1M4’s katana, built a 3D map of the fictional world, and crafted spice-filled jars that allow the audience to “smell” the story’s three core biomes, pushing the boundaries of traditional worldbuilding into multisensory storytelling. Additionally, I produced oil portraits, a character cosplay, and a symbolic installation display, using clothing, props, and illustration to blur the lines between fiction and reality.
At its core, this project is a practical demonstration of my capacity to create an original universe from the ground up, combining narrative structure, character development, concept illustration, visual identity, set dressing, and installation techniques. It reflects not only my technical growth but my commitment to emotionally resonant and politically reflective storytelling through visual art.
