Where the Lens Meets the Cutout and the Unseen

My work begins with the lens—but it never ends there. Each photograph I take is a fragment, a captured moment waiting to be reimagined. Through abstract compositions and a monochrome palette, I strip these images of context and colour, allowing shadow, shape, and negative space to speak. Black and white tones offer a kind of clarity. They reduce the noise, letting texture and tension rise to the surface. Then comes the cutout—the act of deconstructing the image. Cropping, layering, and repositioning turn the familiar into something more elusive, something unseen. This process isn’t just aesthetic. It’s intuitive, meditative—an exploration of what lies beneath the surface of the visible. By removing detail, I invite ambiguity. By altering form, I create space for new interpretations. In this work, photography becomes more than documentation. It becomes a suggestion—a starting point for abstraction, silence, and subtle disruption.