white collection

artist statement

This collection of pieces processes cycles in many forms. Each piece stands as a full circle moment. However, they have a strong tendency to focus on the section of the cycle that includes rebirth after a spiritual death, and the lingering limbo that is the transformation process between the two. The in-between spaces, gray areas, and unknowns, are where my work finds a home.

The recurring “absence” of color is multifarious. When considering the mind of the audience, we can expect the typical assumptions, that “plain white” is synonymous with a blank canvas. In other words, the assumption that each piece is ready for destruction, is an invitation to be imprinted on, a temptation to manipulate (or rather, to mutilate). However, in a more introspective way, it represents a loss of old limiting constructs and the clearing out of other’s energies that hold one back from moving forward. The cleansing is representative of the tumultuous unlearning process before a death and the perceived “blank canvas” can be compared to a clean slate post-limbo, a necessity to learn healthier ways and models in preparation for the next cycle. They all fold into one another.

Frequently, in my practice, I play with the boundaries and expectations of textures and their counterparts. I find joy in the playful irony of transforming soft grass to rigid metal, or solid teeth to plush sculptures. My work steps beyond the boundary of what’s known to be true regarding objects' “true” form and begs the question, “what if two truths can co-exist?” What happens when those true truths are inverse? Opposites are childlike to me. On-Off, Black-White, Stop-Go. By recognizing every element in each object has an opposite, there is a whole world to explore on the other side of the mirror.