About the work

This project presents the wall as more than a physical barrier. It is an active force that divides people, reshapes landscapes, restricts movement, and determines who, or what, is allowed to belong and grow.

In the installation, rosemary surrounds a sage plant, preventing it from surviving. As the sage gradually weakens and dies, it becomes a metaphor for those who are confined, displaced, or deprived of the conditions needed to flourish. The work connects physical walls with invisible boundaries created by racism, religion, language, identity, and systems of power.

For me, this subject is not theoretical; it is a lived reality. The installation reflects the fear, anger, grief, and isolation caused by separation, asking us to consider not only what a wall divides, but also what it prevents from growing.