Dreams have long been a space through which I explore identity, race and the emotional complexities of being. The Fall: A Woman's Descent into the Unconscious draws on the emotional power of dreams to confront themes of fear, anxiety, desire and euphoria. This series also examines the broader experiences of Black women navigating a complex social landscape.

The lone Black female figure falling symbolises various states of existence: as a woman, as a Black woman, and as an outsider confronted by a gaze of antipathy. While her fall represents multiple sites of systemic oppression—political, societal, religious and economic—she remains graceful and whole in herself, reflecting the dignity and endurance of Black women.

The fall begins in the lived realities of Blackness, womanhood and social hostility. As the figure descends through these layers, they are neither denied nor discarded but gradually transformed. The journey becomes a return to a primordial source, where Blackness, womanhood and creation reveal themselves as deeply connected. Emerging from this encounter, the figure does not abandon her identity but inhabits it more fully—with greater clarity, acceptance and strength.