Barbtropolis is the essential synthesis of Barb and Metropolis. It exists as a self-contained world inhabited by a lineage of characters that have populated the artist’s psyche since her earliest creative memory. This environment did not emerge through construction, but through a gradual process of alignment as various facets of her practice converged.

The Barbtropolis ethos is a celebration of individuality and the profound interconnectedness of its inhabitants. Populated by cheerful characters and creatures, the work functions as a return to a primordial state of mind. It is an intentional reclamation of the inner child, where the act of creation is driven by a pursuit of happiness and radical positivity. Through this instinctive lens, the artist produces a world that honors uniqueness and togetherness, finding its own logic in the joy of the gesture.