'Test 0008' (2022) Artwork

“I map infinitely intricate worlds of (autistic) consciousness…” As a multidisciplinary artist, I use drawing, video, embroidery, costume, sound, and performance to question the pathologization of processes of neurodivergent sensemaking such as stimming, and to facilitate a deeper understanding of the significance of elements such as vibration, duration, and repetition. As a child I was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome and moved from my birthplace of Sardinia to the UK. During this time my mother told me that my brain "fails to maintain (synaptic) bridges," which shaped my interest in invisible forms of disabled communication and integration. Solitude is essential to my practice, providing the space and rhythm needed to decompress sensory overwhelm. Each piece embodies a cumulative journey of returning moments, built over hundreds of sittings, representing a cognitive search for coherence.