Artist Statement

The Theatrics of Assumption

 

I am interested in objects. I wonder about their histories and whether they can be imbued with a lasting impression or character as a result of an interaction with a dramatic moment. I am curious about how one continues to interact with those ephemeral moments through environment and artifact. My work aims to address and explore a space of deductive reflection by cultivating a relationship between memory, space, object and intuitive assumption.

 

My process involves photographing objects and spaces. This documentation is followed by a contemplation of how the character of an object affects how we interact with it; is it pristine, destroyed, heavily used, old or new? There is a sensitivity and an awareness toward the assumptions we make about the histories of objects, or artifacts that have been left behind; what kinds of events or interactions have occurred throughout an object’s existence and how do we relate to that history as contemporary viewers.