This body of work is from
my series called STATE and was produced in the fall of 2004, during
a particularly crucial (and unfortunate) U.S. presidential election.
Examining concerns of probability and odds in relation to threatening
geological phenomenon, like iceberg collisions and landslides, I am
considering the relation between statistics and territory. Jagged, fractured
forms suggesting regional segments, set a stage for dislocated equations
that maintain a suspended and unresolved conclusion.
How does our sense of belonging correspond to an institutional state?
Why is the rational and the ethical arrived at by a system of numerical
totals? Is it possible that this body of land can become a receptive,
open body that doesn't act out of fear and selfishness, isolating and
splintering the people that live within it- and among it?
I am looking for an alternative geography to opposition and polarity,
where division doesn't function as another form of fuel. I am looking
for open spaces, unoccupied and available, located, retrieved and rescued
spaces. Spaces that can become new territory to build on and work from.
Some works in this
series include:
Berg
2004
Styrofoam, paint, wood, metal, contact paper
Inches: 16"(length) x 12"(width) x 16"(height)
cm: 40.6(length) x 30.5(width) x 40.6(height)
accompanying drawings:
Studies for Berg
1 & 2
marker on graph paper
inches: 11"(length) x 8.5"(width) each
cm: 27.9(length) x 21.6(width) each
Beside
Inside
2004
wood, paint, vinyl siding, tape
inches: Dimensions variable (aprox 20" high for scale reference)
cm: Dimensions variable (aprox 50.8cm high for scale reference)
Overhang
2004
wood, fabric, paint
inches: 30"(length) x 12"(width) x 8"(height)
cm: 76.2"(length) x 30.5"(width) x 20.3"(height)
Scissor
2004
mixed media
inches: 28"(length) x 14"(width) x 10"(height)
cm: 71.1"(length) x 35.6"(width) x 25.4"(height)
Underneath
2004
wood, wood veneer, felt
inches: 57"(length) x 45"(width) x 5.5"(height)
cm: 144.8(length) x 114.3(width) x 14.0(height)