Artist Statement

In my work I explore the relationships we have with ourselves. I am particularly interested in the ways certain features of identity are processed and affected by time. I am curious about how the interplay between time and features of identity inform self-conception.

Our bodies often seem like an avenue for our internal self to meet with the external world, so I find much of my work is informed by explorations of the body. In the vein of time and experience, the body is a memoir of what we have faced.

I find myself drawn to materials that lend themselves to unpredictability and fragility, perhaps because they mirror the delicate nature of the relationships we have with ourselves. I often work with substances that carry with them preconceived notions; I like to twist and repurpose materials with connotative baggage like soap, pins and needles, ashes, fresh fruit, eggshells, poisonous plants, and lipstick. I have an enduring interest in using lipstick as a medium both for painting and as a substance in my performances because I am drawn to the implications of, on one hand, femininity and idealization and, on the other, self image and disguise.

There is a visceral power to being forced to use and misuse materials that yields an inherent curiosity and discomfort. As much as my art informs my materials, my materials inform my art.

I work in two dimensional styles, such as painting and drawing, three dimensional sculpture and installation, and performance based work.

Last Updated 1/12/2022