Clara Evaristo

Suffering is a shared human experience. It is indisputable that everyone goes through some sort of trauma but not everyone is able to make it through the recovery process to become wiser and stronger. Through my AP portfolio I wanted to pay homage to the people around me who have overcome traumatic experiences. For each work in my portfolio, I explore one person’s story of triumph over trauma through conversation and photography, then I translate my discoveries into painting utilizing processes that visually represent the complex journey of trauma recovery: denial, anger, confusion and eventually re-emerging as a complete person.