The kingdom of the eye is being invaded and tiled over with delinearized mythmaking apparati. Consciously picking and curating from the material subset of these images is a personal act in the face of ruthless de- and re-individualizing cybernetic flows. Raymond aims to undermine the impersonal nature of contemporary media by creating intimate scenes out of materials whose proper context is one of
blind distance. The work is grounded in the surrealist hope that collage can uncover personal truth through the mindful juxtaposition of dissimilar images, and the initial selection of stoicheia is drawn from astronomy and architecture books, fashion magazines and newspaper. They hold a Master of Arts in Creative Writing from Concordia University. Their writing has been featured in "The Valley Below, Veils, Halos, and Shackles: International Poetry on the Oppression and Empowerment of Women," The Blasted Tree, Corpus, "Spectral Haunts," and Anti-Languorous. Their French translation of "805-4821" has been performed at the OFFTA Festival and Théâtre Catapulte. Their visual art has been featured in What The Pop!, "Headlight Anthology", the Emerging Artist Showcase in Collaboration with the Canada Arts Council, USINE 106U, Coups de pinceaux coup de ciseaux! Exposition Prendre Racine, and "Porter House Review". They were selected by Kolaj Institute for the "PoetryxCollage" Residency in the spring of 2022. They are currently pursuing a PhD in English, with a research focus in exploring collage as a virtual container for poetry rather than a purely visual art form. This is also the focus of their current art practice.