i create dialogue-driven conceptual art that engages
contemporary
social issues through the media of assemblage installation, and
performance. i reconceptualize everyday objects and
cultural icons
to create a shift in a viewers perspective on our world
and their position within it.
my work is performative in its relentless desire to engage the
audience and generate an audience reaction as an
on-site companion
piece. i explore social/political issues that
permeate our culture
and my everyday experience. the work is fully
committed to engaging
the aesthetic, even if it describes things we
consider ugly.
on the other hand i am a junk artist. in our capitalist-driven
society objects are given meaning by their purchasability. our
social/political issues are junk, things we once
bought (or bought
into) and keep around because we are accustomed to
their presence.
and like the other junk i use in my work, i seek to
reconceptualize
these items and help us to examine their continued function in
our lives.
i believe art should make people think and feel. i
want to leave
my audience pondering discomfort, confusion, anger,
joy, sadness,
emotions of all kinds. i am an honest manipulator, presenting
contradictions and demanding response.