I was born in Belgium but my father is from Congo. My parents were one of the first interracial couples at a time when the US was in the throes of the civil rights movement. My mixed heritage and the bloody history of the Congo weigh heavily on my mind and drive me to create works that remind us at the most visceral level of our shared humanity. I have vivid childhood memories of living in Congo and through my work seek to reconcile cultures by demonstrating our collective yearning for transcendence. Traveling for me is like moving through one of my works – only through my work, I can travel across the world in a dreamlike state, across cultures and through time and memory.