Mapping the Invisible asks a simple but impossible question: What would my pain look like if you could see it up close? Living with chronic illness means carrying battles that rarely meet the eye. For me, that hidden struggle feels like sharp, electric pain striking every few seconds, anywhere from head to toe—even as I move through the world as though nothing is wrong.

To capture that reality, I built this piece as a collage of many small, torn pieces of paper, a structure that mirrors the fragmented way chronic pain can make me feel inside. The radiating shapes and intense colors visualize the frequency and force of my nerve pain, transforming something invisible into something tangible. This work is both a map and a revelation: a way to show others what I’ve been carrying, and a reminder that the unseen is no less real.

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