| The Setting Sun |
| "The Setting Sun" is an automated machine comprised of a photocopier, found paper, a light bulb, pulley, drill, and electronics. These elements are combined together in order to mimic the movement of a setting sun and to produce an image of a sunset. Its crude, clunking, and humorous characteristics underline the ineffectual, exhausted and yet enjoyable qualities of a cliche sunset photograph. Representaions of sunsets often depict a romanticized or sublime nature. However, the produced image from "The Setting Sun" is a sordid black and white copy that resembles more of a carbon-laden sky than a beautiful sunset. |
| Dimensions: Variable;
Medium: Mixed Media |
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| mass-produced image from "The Setting Sun" |
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| Dimensions: Variable;
Medium: Mixed Media |
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| installation of images from "The Setting Sun" |
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| Dimensions: Variable;
Medium: Mixed Media |
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| free copies of image from "The Setting Sun" |
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| Dimensions: Variable;
Medium: Mixed Media |
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| Storm |
| "Storm" is a large-scale landscape comprised entirely of tens of thousands of hand-cut photocopies that are tacked directly to the wall. Through the creation of numerous generations of images and the reduction in image sizes, the photocopies of clouds and grass become degenerated as they move to form an artificial atmospheric perspective. This surreal illusion produces a disorienting look at our altered perceptions of the natural landscape. |
| Dimensions: 96x120";
Medium: Photocopies |
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| In the Thick |
| The implication for a rapid overgrowth of mass-produced reproductions is evident in the large-scale landscape, "In the Thick". Amidst the thick foliage that expands into three dimensional plant forms sits a white dog, neither fully docile or dangerous. This narrative element lends an uncertainty about the state of this landscape. |
| Dimensions: 144x240x84";
Medium: Photocopies |
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| Twice Trunked |
| "Twice Trunked" is a tree trunk-like sculpture covered in photocopies of the kudzu and ivy plants. Inside a small opening in the trunk is housed a diorama, a miniature replica of the sculpture within the gallery. The sculpture's materials (paper and cardboard) were reshaped to mimic their raw material origin (a tree). The diorama was a way to encompass the gallery in the replication process and make the space into its own landscape. |
| Dimensions: 120 tall x 42" in diameter;
Medium: Photocopies, Cardboard, Christmas Lights |
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| diorama inside "Twice Trunked" (Detail) |
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| Dimensions: 12x15x17";
Medium: Photocopies, Cardboard, Christmas Lights |
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| Landscape Study |
| "Landscape Study" combines cultural materials with representations of natural elements. Fabric, metal, paper and plastic are transformed into water, air, earth and light. All materials were found in my everyday experience and then translated into an alternative landscape. |
| Dimensions: Variable;
Medium: Various |
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| "Golden Creek", a detail from "Landscape Study" |
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| Dimensions: Variable;
Medium: Gold Tablecloth, Recycled Matteboard |
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| "Silver Lining", detail from "Landscape Study" |
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| Dimensions: Variable;
Medium: Bubble Foil Insulation |
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| "Bring to Light", detail from "Landscape Study" |
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| Dimensions: Variable;
Medium: Overhead Projector, Plastic Prisms |
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| "Bring to Light", detail from "Landscape Study" |
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| Dimensions: Variable;
Medium: Overhead Projector, Plastic Prisms |
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| "Bring to Light", detail from "Landscape Study" |
| Projection of prisms at various focal lengths |
| Dimensions: Variable;
Medium: Overhead Projector, Plastic Prisms |
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