I am intrigued by mankind’s relentless economic pursuit in the name of “progress”, or to put it more bluntly the futility of man. This material clutter that we leave behind us as markers of “progress” fascinates me. These objects and materials are infused with their own stories. The decay of material culture speaks to the constant rebirth of nature. The austerity and clarity of the desert, only emphasizes the sacred and the profane juxtaposed across the landscape.

My artistic process is a dialogue with the materials that I find littering our landscape. Oxidizing metals - decaying, worn from human use, surface textures treated with desert varnish – this is what I search for. The textures are, not surprisingly, reminiscent of the landscape, which shaped them – river worn, scorched, scarred, opened, punctured, repaired - at once dark and sanguine. The meticulous contrivance to shape these forms - piercing holes, patchwork repairs, sutures, and fasteners in my work - all speak to the interplay between these organic processes and human intervention. Often I feel my role is secondary, simply giving a voice to the objects and a truth to the materials.

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