“FROM CHAOS ; GROWTH” is a body of work based on self-awareness and growth from dark, chaotic and destructive patterns and experiences in my life. These experiences led me to find peace and balance between the two.

Growing up in a hostile environment with gang violence and poverty led me to find ways to adapt and survive these situations. These experiences often resulted in forming destructive patterns and behavior that would harm me and those around me.

As I continue to grow and look back at all I have done, I have found myself having to face my actions and past, which has caused me a sense of shame, depression, and anxiety.

The idea that one can grow from a dark place doesn't seem fathomable at times, not until you're allowing “light” to come into your space and your overall being. This growth takes form in many different ways. I translate it and put it into what I create, allowing it to release some of the angst I have built up over the years. It allows me to move through some of my most painful moments and continue to forge my way through life.

This is the chaos.

This is the growth.

This is part of me.

-SEK