‘An apology to her’

is a life-sized soft sculpture self portrait of my own

body, made from fabric matched to my own skin tone, that explores the

profound disconnection between mind and body that occurs through trauma.

Constructed from cloth, a material associated with care, comfort and

domestic labor, the work transforms the body into something both tender

and unsettling. The softness of the fabric contrasts with the weight of its

subject, relfecting the tension between the bodys vulnerability and the

pschyes need to detach for survival.

In experiences of sexual abuse, the body becomes a site of betrayal, estranged

from the self that inhabits it. Through dissociation, the mind retreats to

protect itself, leaving the body behind as an object. Hollow yet heavy with

memory. This sculpture embodies that separation: a physical form emptied of

presence, a skin without consciousness. By replicating my own skin tone, I

confront the intimacy of identification and the discomfort of exposure. The

work invites viewers to witness the quiet aftermath of trauma, not the act

itself, but the enduring fragmentation that follows, and the ongoing

effort to stitch oneself back into being.