Merven

My art opens our minds to how our surroundings form who we are. I gather fragments from my own past and transform them into textured, sometimes playful environments where memory and imagination meet. These are new worlds where beauty arises in the balance of presence and absence that shapes our lives.

Continually experimenting with different mediums, my work spans across painting and illustration to embroidery, water-based materials, and even digital forms; a fluid approach that reflects the shifting, never-fixed nature of memory and feeling. I let that same sense of movement guide me through every part of my process. My artwork materializes what could not be expressed otherwise. The spaces I uncover allow the emotions we hide to surface and the past lives we have outgrown a chance to be seen once more. My art becomes a refuge from the heaviness of life, a space where playful colors reclaim the wonder and resilience of childhood, where possibility remains open, and hope is reignited.

Reflecting on our connection to place, my work offers a glimpse into my own repositories of memories. Among them, I have brought to light the nostalgia I have for the landscapes of my early years and the actual sites that capture private moments I wish to preserve. In the unseen places now made visible, I hope people can find belonging in shared vulnerabilities, a renewed sense of optimism, and an insatiable curiosity for discovering ourselves.