My art is a vehicle through which I challenge
perceptions of society and our relationship to the environment.
My recent work consists primarily of artists’ books, sound and
video that critique historical and current situations. These
topics range from colonization and the introduction of species
to narratives where images of buildings worldwide are subjected
to similar terrible fates. I use mixed media to create
narratives and artificial scenarios that comment on social ills.
My intent is to use visual art to provoke viewers to recall
personal memories and examine larger scale situations of
environmental or social significance.
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The integration of self-written text with imagery allows
for complex issues, such as colonialism and the resulting
introduction of disease, to be addressed.
Visually, I explore textures that suggest history and
links to specific moments in the past. Some of these textures
allude to decaying matter as a result of disease introduced by
exploration and subjugation. These surfaces are evocative of the
past yet they hint at possible future scenarios. Imagery and
text together combine commonplace elements, such as trees and
buildings, in ways that challenge the viewer to see differently.
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