The phenomena of the postmodern city possesses an excited energy that permeates every street and back alley. Within this constant input of modern urban life, city dwellers nurse a quiet desire to return to an agrarian past. As a city dweller, I long for the rural, a quiet space where my surroundings are clearly perceived and calm exudes.

My parents gave up the slow pace of their native lands to escape the poverty and immigrated to the cacophony of the American city in hopes of living a better life. They feel the nostalgia for the rural as I do, in turn, through their memories. Only for them it was once real, and for me it is imagined.

I seek out this visceral experience within my urban landscape and discover remnants and moments of beauty within it. This longing and discovery is what I capture in my work. My concept arrives from this experience and expands upon it visually for other city dwellers to encounter. My art and design work isolate this beauty in order to indulge the observer into a moment of pause, reflection, or calm. The intention is to inject our hectic lives with these quiet spaces. The nostalgic stories of my parents transcend beyond narratives and can now be experienced by other city dwellers as intimate moments.