01/20/2026
Everyone’s romanticizing 2016 right now, and honestly… I get it.
One of my favorite years, it felt like the payoff year, the moment when all the effort, patience, and discipline from previous years finally came together.
It was filled with long days, a ton of focus, and countless hours of work that shaped my final BFA exhibition in Photography “Confessions Of A Healthoholic”, I built an archive of my daily meals and morning self-portraits to honestly document my weight-loss journey, but to stay truthful and consistent with myself.
That journey led me to accepting and embracing my self image and I was happy that a lot of people resonated with my artwork when they saw it. I was happy I was able to create something real, raw, authentic and something that talks deeply to the viewers.
Seeing my work shown among hundreds of other exhibitions at Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design felt surreal. Then a curator saw my exhibition and told me it was the perfect last piece for her show, which led to exhibiting my work in New York. I still remember that moment so clearly.
What made it even more meaningful was the people around me. I’m deeply grateful for my classmates, family and friends who supported me throughout that year, who believed in me, encouraged me, and showed up in person to see the project. That support meant everything.
Looking back, I’m proud of the work, the commitment, and the version of me who kept going even when some people doubted me when I first started the project, I kept going because I had a vision and I was all in.
And now, with so much clarity and excitement, I’m looking ahead, 2026, I’m ready for you.
Cheers ✨
