Dissolution of Self speaks to the fragmentation and reconstruction of identity. I initially conceived of it in 2023 but didn't settle on a design until 2025. Caring for my father as he descended into dementia heavily influenced this piece — though I didn't realize that until months after I'd finished it.

The split head and emerging satellite figures represent the separation of past, present, and possible selves. The tree running down the spine is both structure and soul — a living network of connection, trauma, growth, and regeneration. Its roots are formed from stripped circuitry, suggesting that what nourishes identity is often hidden: emotional memory rendered as technological detritus.

The dozen small heads embedded in the roots speak to the lost versions of the self we carry unknowingly — and the inherited identities that shape us before we're aware of them.

Through its spotlight reflection, the sculpture reveals what can't always be seen directly: the self not as a fixed form, but as a constellation of parts — disparate, refracted, and yet coherent when seen in the right light.

52”h x 40”w x 3”d: hard drive platter, motherboard