Flo. . .

An ongoing project that looks at aging and the numerous intricacies that accompany it. Using a mature, handmade doll from Poland, Flo has become my muse as I explore the interplay between security and anxiety, freedom and social restraint, visibility and erasure.

This work can be both playful and provocative because if aging has taught me anything, it’s that I must laugh. I wonder what it’s like to look at our own perceptions of aging while questioning the cultural narratives that shape them. This project is not about soft acceptance. It is more of a provocation and an invitation to look directly at what we are often told to hide. It asks us to look beyond the surface and to consider the emotional, psychological, and societal dimensions of growing older—especially as a woman in today’s society.