A series of self-portraits marked by phrases the artist has heard throughout his life — everyday comments that subtly wound. Words become scars; the face becomes archive.
This series begins with the body in performance. Onto images of his own face, the artist writes phrases once spoken to him in neutral tones — remarks that seem harmless individually but accumulate into a quiet system of violence. Each inscription is a fissure, a mark that does not bleed but persists. The work becomes an intimate inventory of microaggressions and the emotional labor of queer survival.
