Heart House
Heart House
The heart is the universal symbol for human emotion, which is why notions of closeness and vulnerability are expressed through this trope. Anything or anyone we adore is often referred to as “close to the heart.” One’s home is the most intimate built space that can be experienced, and Heart House is an architectural and sculptural allegory for this feeling of belonging. Each space in the house is a metaphor for the different members of the human heart, reflecting their functions and roles in oxygenating and recharging blood. The connectivity between the rooms of the house and their circulation paths are also akin to the movement of a blood molecule through the oxygenation process. This network generates a labyrinth of unique spaces, with both private nooks and expansive moments.
The heart is the universal symbol for human emotion, which is why notions of closeness and vulnerability are expressed through this trope. Anything or anyone we adore is often referred to as “close to the heart.” One’s home is the most intimate built space that can be experienced, and Heart House is an architectural and sculptural allegory for this feeling of belonging. Each space in the house is a metaphor for the different members of the human heart, reflecting their functions and roles in oxygenating and recharging blood. The connectivity between the rooms of the house and their circulation paths are also akin to the movement of a blood molecule through the oxygenation process. This network generates a labyrinth of unique spaces, with both private nooks and expansive moments.
Imagined Botany 2025
quadriptych: gouache and acrylics on card, 11.75" x 11.75" (individual)
1
Luna Granatus
3
Corolla Cordis
2
Cor Granati
4
Luna Flos
​This quadriptych forms a taxonomy of symbolic transfiguration: surrealist specimens in which symbols are dissected, recombined, and then re-embodied into botanical-anatomical hybrids. Each one is a meditation on how inner and outer worlds collapse into one another.
This imagined herbarium does not catalogue reality, but constructs a metaphysical biology, where celestial and corporeal merge.
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