This project began as my undergraduate thesis, at a moment when I was less interested in making something “impressive” and more interested in understanding why I make at all.

The early issues were an attempt to hold onto fleeting intimacies like friendship, conversation, images made without certainty, and work that functioned more as a record of becoming than a finished product. The magazines were personal, imperfect, and deeply tied to where I was at the time. In designing them, I realized I was drawn not to spectacle, but to process, to revision and to the decisions that shape meaning.

What started as a conclusion to my undergraduate work has since become an ongoing practice. MIMESIS/EKPHRASIS now operates as a living archive, one that documents creative work in its early stages, final outcomes and all things in-between.

Moving forward, the project continues to expand while remaining rooted in the same values: intention over excess, function over polish, and collaboration as a form of authorship. It is a space to slow down, to look closely, and to allow work to evolve over time.

Remaining a practice of return, this is a space shaped by the people I’ve loved, the work I’ve made, and the person I am still becoming.

Thank you for being here with M/E.