The ongoing project don't touch the bed with your outside clothes explores the intimate intersection between personal space, relational boundaries, and the materiality of human connection. It navigates the space between the domestic and the external world, where the simple act of "touch" becomes laden with metaphor. Through photography, video, and textile manipulation, the project delves into the evolution of a friendship with Abi, a figure initially encountered through the creative process itself.
The bed, often a site of vulnerability, intimacy, and rest, becomes a symbol of personal sanctuary. The instruction “don’t touch the bed with your outside clothes” evokes the tension between the self’s desire for purity or protection, and the intrusion of the outside world—representing not just physical contamination, but emotional, social, and psychological exposure. In this way, the bed can be read as a metaphorical boundary, one that we negotiate both with ourselves and with others in our most intimate spaces.
Abi, captured through the lens of photography and video, becomes a subject not only of observation but also of collaboration and shared vulnerability. The images and frames reflect a growing connection between the artist and the subject, where moments of candid reality, performance, and mutual discovery blur together. The camera becomes a tool not just for documenting this bond but for creating and deepening it, forging a relationship that is both personal and mediated by the art-making process.
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