The practice of emptying out and releasing energies and identities that are not mine allows me to speak, act, and be in my whole truth without being clouded by external influences.

“Kenosis” is my guide and support, holding space for me to release and fill myself with more of who I am so that I can create and be from a place of authenticity. In the moments of self-emptying when I am attuned with my frequency, the concept of patience diminishes, it becomes irrelevant when I am not striving to achieve any sort of outcome, I am simply in harmony with what I am experiencing in that present moment. “Kenosis” is a form of moving meditation and a journey of self-emptying.

Our purpose is to be who we are intended to be and it becomes a challenge to embody our true essence when we hold an unconscious false sense of self. 

Whenever I immerse myself in the process of creating this installation series, I move through a portal that leads me back home to myself. The rhythmic and repetitive flow of sewing the chainmail pieces together brings me into a state of meditation, inhaling through one loop and exhaling through another.

I am free of distraction, the mental noise fades away, my surrounding environment becomes an echo, a blurred sound, time concurrently slows down and speeds up, and I empty myself of all that does not belong to me. 

“Kénōsis” is a Greek term that has evolved throughout time to represent the act of “self-emptying”, which is what occurs within me when I create this series.