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My body of work is quite diverse. One could say that I don't feel
I have "a medium," or one format that I feel I excel at or concentrate
on more than others. At times I feel that the singular common thread
between each of my pieces is only that I myself have made it. Which,
although rudimentary, is actually a great motivator for me in doing
my work. It is the satisfaction and even relief of creating an object
that exists outside of my own body, and to watch it interact with
the world in different ways. At this point in my development as a
prospective art-maker I do not want to limit myself to one medium,
nor would I be able to. As I try new possibilities and learn new techniques,
I am developing a deeper sense of what I might make in the future
and what I might study in graduate school.
A more
specific set of themes that arise in my work are the narratives
embedded in inanimate found objects and dead things, such as crustaceans
and insects. I often include found objects in my work that speak
for the work better than I can for it. Many times in our history
humans have enforced narratives on others and we, as individuals
today, have to struggle to extricate ourselves from these master
narratives. The objects that I use tell a different story, their
own story. I suppose I'm stealing these objects from their real
lives when I incorporate them into my work. However, many times
we don't recognize these stories, and so I use the found objects
so that their stories may be heard.
I have
been blessed with several supportive and insightful professors here
at Oberlin, and it has been thanks to them and the amount of time
and space that is so abundant in this isolated yet charged landscape
that I have been able to stay productive and inspired.
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Sculpture/Installation
Student
Faculty
