liactuallee
contemporary visual artist

Making art is an act of survival for me. The fragility of identity labels has led me to embrace my transient nature. Since my search for belonging often comes up short, I create worlds where I don’t have to struggle to be my amorphous self. I focus on possibilities, using imagination as survival and obsessiveness as escape.

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By weaving ecological fiction into my practice, I encourage viewers to explore alternative realities informed by overlooked ecosystems and new ways of thinking. This is expressed through the fluidity in my work, speculative characters, and landscapes that are equally filled with spontaneities and intricacies.

 

Through repetitive gestures—whether a loop, stitch, or mark—I construct environments that evolve through re-articulation. Grounded in hope and utopian visions, my work honors the value of natural resources, including human labor. Repetition becomes a way to expand visual storytelling, connecting craft, queerness, and ecology.

 

My interdisciplinary practice has compelled me to inquire into materials like fiber, ceramics, upcycled textiles, and recycled cotton yarn to cultivate a practice in soft sculptures. These tactile mediums allow me to explore fragility, resilience, and interconnectedness, forming a language of care that reimagines the relationship between human and non-human worlds.