My work is called Carry Me to the Desert, inspired by the film Desert Flower. A custom depicted in the movie describes how girls undergo female circumcision at a young age to make them 'pure.’ I used the concept of desert and desert flowers to create an imaginary desert world where the chances of a flower surviving are very small. I also explored the relationship between the flower and female reproductive organs. I researched the work of artists such as Georgia O'Keeffe, Man Ray, Louise Bourgeois, Robert Mapplethorpe, Karl Blossfeldt, and many others. My process was to create and cut up flowers as a metaphor. I experimented by using a combination of projection and direct extraction of the bright colors of the flowers' reproductive organs.

I have such empathy for the girls and the pain they endured. I am calmed by understanding how other cultures have different traditions than mine. I believe that the power conveyed by artistic creation exists even if people only see it in the field of art! My ideas can plant a seed in people's hearts. Give it time!