In my art practice, I make work that embodies memory and trauma. The act of creating gives permission to process formative experiences from the past and their accumulated influence manifests in identity and performativity. Often, the pieces I make are abstract representations of the self or its parts. These may be beyond recognition—an attempt to keep the whole truth from the viewer—but they may be familiar. My work offers a resting point for these parts that have been lost inside the narrative of trauma as well as its aftermath. @emma_derosia / emmaderosia.com