sutured cardboard, steel, wire, hand ripped sheet rock
dimensions variable
2019
sutured cardboard, steel, wire, hand ripped sheet rock
dimensions variable
2019
polyurethane, tyvek, steel, wire, nylon, ash, coffee grounds, sawdust, egg shells, quartz, acrylic
dimensions variable
2019
polystyrene, wood, denim, wax, ratchet strap, epoxy
12in x 33in x 14in
2018
polyurethane, polyurethane foam, nylon, steel, ash, coffee grounds, egg shells, burlap, duct tape, landscape fabric, padded envelopes
62in x 15in x 21in
2019
polyurethane, polyurethane foam, epoxy, steel, burlap, various fabrics, acrylic, ironing board
51in x 38in x 46in
2018
polystyrene, polyurethane foam, steel, tyvek, burlap, epoxy, acrylic, sand, ash, sawdust
79in x 41in x 31in
2018
polyurethane foam, steel, curtains, yarn, plastic cups and sheeting
39in x 64in x 58in
2018
steel, polyurethane, nylon, landscape fabric, burlap, coffee grinds, ash, charcoal
41in x 33in x 20in
2018
Polyurethane, steel, wood, chair frame
47in x 38in x 28in
2018
tyvek, acrylic, polyurethane, kyanite, manila hemp
43in x 35in x 10in
2018
tyvek, acrylic
90in x 45in x 10in
2018
polystyrene, polyurethane foam, steel, cardboard, burlap, epoxy, acrylic, ash, sawdust
11in x 16in x 25in
2018
polyurethane, polystyrene, manila hemp, steel, epoxy, acrylic, wax
38in (84in fully hanging) x 16in x 11in
2018
polyurethane foam, steel, acrylic, sisal, silicone, faux leather jacket
37in x 29in x 34in
2018
Second Sight is a social practice project founded by artist Mona Gazala which aims to facilitate better cooperation between disadvantaged neighborhoods and gentrifying entities through art exhibitions, residencies, and other events. As part of a Second Sight exhibition, I filled a room at their Sign House space with 500 cast silicone doll ears as a way of injecting capital into the neighborhood using a self-issued alternative currency.
A kind of memento mori from a once vital mode of inter-generational communication; the book. By eviscerating a bound volume's pages, a form which in previous eras often surpassed the lifetimes of both its creator and appreciator alike, I wish to examine the transitory nature of any ideology's fleeting primacy.
In this work, every page of Emily Post's Book of Etiquette is eviscerated and reassembled.
A kind of memento mori from a once vital mode of inter-generational communication; the book. By eviscerating a bound volume's pages, a form which in previous eras often surpassed the lifetimes of both its creator and appreciator alike, I wish to examine the transitory nature of any ideology's fleeting primacy.
In this work, a complete catalog of Norman Rockwell paintings has been shredded, reassembled, and suspended from an anthology of children's stories.
This elegant, one story cardboard beauty offers an inviting, custom accented entry featuring a charming garden gnome and renovated welcome mat. No detail was left unconsidered in the gorgeous entryway, opening onto the spacious master suite. A newly installed roof covers this exquisite, portable one bedroom, no bath home which has the additional benefit of being located within walking distance of wherever it's placed. Nicely updated removable newspapers allow transformation of the opulent master suite into a large formal living area great for family fun. Relax in unique out door living spaces as wind chimes and a Victorian looking globe lend a sophisticated character to this one of a kind property. An exceptionally beautiful home that promises to add curb appeal to any lush manicured lawn on which it resides.
The Cloud is an intervention that seeks to illuminate our interactions, either apathetic or unwitting, with the many modern technological advances of concern today. The Cloud is innocuous; it unassumingly engulfs us and we've been assured that living within The Cloud’s all encompassing embrace is not only a convenience but a necessity. Once you come to terms with the relationship, The Cloud can become an intimate partner with whom one shares the geography of their interior self.
The Cloud exists as both a physical visual signifier of our relationship with technology and as an intangible experience existing only online. This work is composed of mylar balloons which function doubly as a tangible representation of the cloud and, using the short acronyms preferred by internet users, as a visual joke. The base, which holds the cloud aloft, is a public WiFi hot spot that requires connected users to accept the National Security Agency's justification for the mass collection of internet data. This behavior mimics the majority of internet users tacit acceptance of a policy that has been in place for some time. After every minute of browsing using The Cloud's WiFi connection, users are redirected to the NSA's website.
Success of the human species in the post-industrial era is predicated on an assumption that work in the service of economic development is the pinnacle of human achievement. The expansion of economic indicators has become the principle activity guiding the species' trajectory and the question of How this is done is asked in inverse proportion to the question Why this is done. MBA presents one accepted system of How.