My work typically begins with a story, personal experiences, and observations of the world around me. The subjects of my paintings are drawn from my thoughts and memories, and from individuals who inspire me. Often, when I am alone, I create new worlds that emerge from the darkness. I pair the stories that arise within me with used textiles that I find in trash cans, donation centers, and my parents' home. My studio contains a collection of textile and ready-made objects that I use in my work.

I am inspired by figures on the margins of society – the downtrodden, the homeless, lost souls, the marginalized, the alienated. People who know the world deeply yet remain strangers to it. Those whose life paths and futures seem predetermined by the circumstances of their birth. I identify with them because I, too, sometimes feel this way. My works are based on events that occurred during encounters with them, or from personal acquaintance. My gaze is compassionate yet simultaneously harsh and abrasive; through it, I seek to shatter their transparency.

Jerusalem, my birthplace, is the subject of my personal and deep contemplation as I attempt to decipher its nature. The historical and religious baggage, countless prayers and pilgrimages, serve as a fertile muse in my work. Its diverse population is an inexhaustible source of imagery; the city and its people's almost cynical heaviness – all are simultaneously holy and nauseating.