Home, Reconstructed is a deeply personal exploration of identity, inheritance, and memory through the lens of lived experience. Utilising photography, screen printing, and embroidery, I unpack what “home” means beyond a physical space—looking instead at the invisible patterns passed down through generations. I focus on the subtle and overt ways family shapes us: through habits, addictions, and coping mechanisms that become imbued in daily life.

The series features photographs of my family members dressed as me, reenacting moments in which I feel their presence most strongly within myself. These reconstructed scenes intentionally blur the line between self and other, asking where our family ends and we begin.

Textiles and print processes act as extensions of this inquiry. Screen printing allows me to repeat, layer, and distort images, echoing how familial habits persist and transform over time. Embroidery—delicate, time-consuming, and bodily—adds another layer of intimacy and vulnerability. Through stitched outlines, text, and embellishments, I inscribe both care and trauma directly into the work, drawing attention to what is often unseen or unspoken.

Themes of addiction and mental illness are present throughout my work, not as spectacle, but as truths that shape my notions of home. Cigarettes, medication, and drinks appear not just as props but as symbols of inherited coping strategies—learned responses to pain, stress, and survival.

Home, Reconstructed is an act of reclamation. By recreating these moments with those who shaped me, I confront difficult truths while finding tenderness in their repetition. This work is both a tribute and a questioning—an attempt to understand how the people we love live on in us, for better or for worse.