Inside Out

Loss is a transformation—sometimes violent, sometimes quiet, but always irreversible. Inside Out is a visual exploration of what happens when the softness of childhood is forced to confront the harshness of reality. By turning stuffed animals inside out and reimagining them in new forms, this project exposes the fragility of innocence and the way loss reshapes our understanding of the world.

The inspiration for this work is deeply personal. On the same day I lost my father, the world around me seemed to shift irrevocably. Grief has a way of distorting the familiar, making what was once comforting feel unrecognizable. The process of inverting, reconstructing, and documenting these once-familiar objects mirrors the way loss unravels and remakes us.

Through these images, Inside Out invites viewers to confront what is hidden beneath the surface, to reconsider the comfort of nostalgia in light of the inevitable transformations that time and tragedy impose. It asks: What remains when the seams of innocence are undone? And how do we navigate a world that no longer looks the same?