Butterman

2026
Butterman draws on children’s interactive educational toys, as non-neutral objects, to examine how play functions as a form of conditioning. Reflecting on how systems of buttons, rewards, and instant feedback, toys quietly teach children how to respond, follow rules, and understand the world.

What We Left in the Sand

2025
In this work, a transparent sandcastle melting by the sea becomes a metaphor for the gradual disappearance of childhood. Set against a culture in which childhood is increasingly adultified while adults long for lost innocence, the work reflects on growth, loss, and the reconstruction of the self.