Artist Statement
My work explores the boundary between the intangible nature of qualia, such as emotions of loss and transformation, and the physical matter of life we can see and touch. Using primarily ceramic material, I render unexpected surfaces and abstracted forms which reference the ephemeral states of matter and consciousness. This raises questions situated around the interdependence of phenomena as well as the impermanent nature of being.
The forms and installations I create are balanced between the known and the unknown. The distorted, broken, or disfigured contrasts the aesthetically pleasing elements of my compositions. I am asking the viewer to acknowledge that even though things decay and change, there is beauty inherent in this process of making, perceiving, and being. Using imprints of human touch and cast elements of hands I record the physical mark of human manipulation of the material and the experience held within. Perceiving these works connects us to the craft of human creativity, complexity of emotion, generational knowledge, intuition, and the very beginnings of our consciousness.