This artwork is a reflection on the fragility of memory and identity, composed of four childhood photographs cut, collaged, and hole-punched to reveal gaps where once-familiar surroundings existed. Instead of erasing myself, I have erased the spaces and moments that once held deep sentimental value—my sixth birthday with a chocolate cake, sitting in front of the chimney in my childhood home, meeting Belle at Disneyland, and dancing as a toddler. These images, once symbols of joy and belonging, now feel altered, incomplete, and uncertain in light of the revelation that the man who raised me is not my biological father. Each missing piece represents a memory reshaped by this truth, forcing me to reconsider the foundation of my past.

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     The act of hole-punching my surroundings is both an erasure and a confrontation—a visual representation of the emotional void left behind. The gaps create a tension between presence and absence, questioning how much of my childhood was real and how much was constructed by the stories I was told. By collaging these fragmented images into one, I attempt to piece together a new understanding of my past, acknowledging both the love that shaped me and the uncertainty that now lingers. Memorias De Mi Infancia (2025) is a personal attempt to reconcile the contradictions of my identity, using absence as a way to make sense of what remains.