Ayin Es

Artist Statement

My work is rooted in family estrangement, trauma, gender politics, and disability. Personal storytelling—often unsettling and raw—is at the core of everything I do. I translate my internal, lived experience while navigating neurological and psychiatric disabilities. Through painting, installation, soft sculpture, video, and bookmaking, my artmaking becomes a form of repair.

Recently, I've turned to vintage family photographs as visual archaeology. Through a playful, satirical tone and a queer, nonbinary lens, I examine narratives beneath the surface, creating space for connection, understanding, and what often goes unspoken.