Kristen Memoli resides in Huntington, New York. She works as a clinical psychologist, is a mother of two boys and a self-taught artist. Kristen’s art is often inspired by contrast and contradictions. Many of her works explore concepts of light versus dark, life versus decay, and joy versus heartache. She most enjoys abstract, landscape, and urban exploration photography as well as creating multimedia pieces. In her multimedia pieces she often includes writing and typed text. As part of her professional work in the field of autism, she focuses closely on language and how words impact people’s thoughts and emotions. Incorporating words into her work helps her convey much more depth than just images or objects alone. Her most recent and most expansive mixed media piece is her first book, The Secret Soul of Things which employs both her abadnoned photoagraphy and written essays to explore the hidden symbolism behind everyday objects and structures.