I perform because I am compelled to do so. I do not keep journals, but I demarcate my life through a series of pieces, permanent and temporary, that hold my history. I have always felt torn between art and working for social change. Which pursuit better serves the human animal? Better nourishes the spirit? Ultimately, I believe in the transformative power of art, both in the self and to the collective conscience. I strive to maintain integrity with a dedication to expression and purpose in my art.

I am interested in the roots of things, and in the distillation of meaning into a visceral experience. I work with the physical body almost as a sacrifice. I pay homage to all those who have suffered for truth by using my body as a canvas, and a compass. Elements such as fire, fleshhooks, nudity, original music, light, and voice all have a place in the performances I have felt to be most complete. I do not wish to be shocking, but evocative. I sense the body as a genuflection, a vehicle for the stories that need to be told. I want to juxtapose the sanctity of sex and the irreverence of prayer. I want to bridge the divide between the erotic and the spiritual, the emotional and the analytical, the political and the expressive.

My own roots emanate from many different cultures, languages, and tastes. I believe that in a world where mixed race/mixed blood children, trans-racial adoption, cross-cultural experiences, and worldwide Diaspora are more and more common, healing must come not from assimilation, but from a recognition and integration of disparate identities. It is the immediacy and the meaning of home and the origin of things. It is with the desire to heal our spirits, dismantle our oppressions and repressions, and communicate immense gratitude that I work. Performance is a practice in my life, a daily adoration of human indiscretion, naughtiness, laughter, pain, and truth.