Maybe She's Born With It, Maybe It's Neurodivergency

Maybe She’s Born With It, Maybe It’s Neurodivergency is an homage to my livedexperience as a Queer-Neurodivergent individual navigating a world that was not made for me. Itchallenges the hegemonic notion of ‘normalcy’ and opens up a dialogue about the oppressivestructures that we live within and are confined by. I impart the meaning of the grid as a symbolfor neurotypicality, white supremacy, heteronormativity, and patriarchy. Alongside the grid is ahieroglyph of my own creation, a tight yet explosive gestural mark, a visual metaphor for myneurodivergent physical, mental and emotional discomfort. Combining these seeminglyoppositional forms, I disrupt the grid visually and physically through a variety of print andpapermaking processes.Through an interactive installation, the work calls attention to the importance ofembracing intuition, relinquishing control, and audience participation in contemporary art—providing a platform to challenge the status quo both within the conventional art world andbeyond.