Tori Pounds paints at the boundary between the familiar and the otherworldly, weaving memory, grief, and transformation into dreamlike compositions.

In her practice, figures dissolve and reassemble through layered oil paint, echoing how memories of people—especially those who have passed—merge and blur in the mind. By isolating gestures, objects, and sensations from her personal history, Pounds creates images where the body becomes mutable, transformed by loss, and suspended between the real and the surreal. Her work often draws on ideas of reincarnation and spiritual metamorphosis, seeking to capture the essence of a moment that can no longer be fully grasped.