My work is a socio-archaeological inquiry
into my immediate surroundings. I collect and accumulate ordinary objects,
images, and repeated actions from my daily life and local environment,
and then use them to reveal the idiosyncrasies of human nature and the
contradictions inherent to our contemporary lifestyle. The development
of my projects often begins with simply noticing an out-of-context object
or an illogical occurrence. I have used damaged trees and plants that
I have found in the woods, insects that have flown into my studio, lost
shoes, and garbage from the streets and sidewalks to describe and question
human behavior, especially the conflicts I observe in our urban, natural,
and social environments.