Welcome to GUTPUNCH

My work explores the overlapping experiences with gender dysphoria, mental health, monstrosity and disgust. I make a mixture of sculpture and performance objects that are meant to disturb and disgust the audience by contorting humanoid forms into new gruesome lifeforms. Using special effects materials like silicone and casting plastics along with scavenged and sometimes crude materials, I assemble monsters.
I firmly believe in the power of practical effects, especially in horror media. Having a real presence in the process of filming makes the monster seem that much more real to the actors and audiences.
Horror is a cultural touchstone that unites us- it is so ingrained in humanity to use horror to discuss difficult topics that it becomes a sort of universal language, and monstrosity is a significant part of that. I hope to continue my exploration of beautifully disgusting monsters, and I am looking forward to the new audiences I might have the pleasure of disturbing.