WE RISE BY LIFTING OTHERS

2025

67,5 x 57 cm

Mixed-media collage combining found objects, hand drawings, and spray paint.

300

I had no idea what this collage was going to be about at first. Then I came across the quote “We rise by lifting others” in a magazine, and suddenly it all clicked.

The cool woman on the left became the main figure, and everything unfolding behind her is what she dreams of and believes in — a utopian vision of today’s world.

Lately, I’ve been visiting more FLINTA* spaces, and I notice how beautiful and powerful they are. They make me feel calm, strong, and hugged at the same time — and that gives me hope for a better future. That’s the feeling I wanted to carry into this collage: a positive view of feminism, about supporting each other, taking up space together, and imagining utopia not as something distant, but as something we can build together!