“Where the Light Bends” is a visual exploration of resilience and transformation in the wake of grief, rejection, and rebirth. As a Black queer artist and the “unchosen” child, I have navigated the shadows of familial exclusion, yet have emerged through the bending light—where pain and love intersect. This project reflects a journey of becoming, where the deprivation of love and the uncertainty of life gave rise to a wondrous, defiant self. Through my lens, I capture the fleeting moments where darkness and radiance meet, shaping something both fragile and unbreakable.
Like light refracted through hardship, I am bending toward the extraordinary—an act of survival that reshapes both my spirit and the visual language of my work.
A radical act of self-love.