Artist Statement

How would an archeologist of the future make sense of material evidencing today’s consumption? I make work about our impact on the environment. My practice pulls from my experience in theater and with archeologists. I reference stage setting, archeological digs and cataloging practices.

My drawings and sculptures depict discarded objects and derelict scenes. In my works on paper, I depict materials such as protective plastic nets for glass bottles and cardboard packing used in shipping. Taking inspiration from the chiaroscuro tradition and Giovanni Paolo Panini’s ironic scenes of ruins in the early 18th century, I transform banal objects and fragments into re-imagined monuments that mirror the fragility of the urban landscape. Inspired by my surroundings, the irony implicit within hulking architecture so easily destroyed and remade delights me, and I infuse it into my sculptures. I build structures with no anchor, capturing the moment where the sculpture appears to be on the brink of collapse.