Documentation of solo show in the Feldman Gallery at the Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland, Oregon.

Topoanalysis is inspired by Gaston Bachelard’s The Poetics of Space, particularly the two following quotes:
-“Topoanalysis, then would be the systematic psychological study of the sites of our intimate lives.”
-“A tree is always destined for grandeur, and, in fact, it propagates this destiny by magnifying everything that surrounds it….these trees are magnificent, but even more magnificent is the sublime and moving space between them, as though with their growth it to increased.”

The installation consists of a forest of miniature blossoming tree sculptures, and a projected stop motion animation of an unconventional futuristic house. The landscape surrounding this house is created by shadows of the trees. This is created by light from the video that is being projected through them. The animation is approximately 10 minutes on a seemless loop and is very slowly paced, occasionally a light turns on and shadows of people inside appear in the windows. The viewer watches the house from inside the miniature forest. At around 5:35 minutes the house becomes nomadic and relocates, then continues its same routine. Many viewers will probably not see this, and is intended to be a surprise/reward for those who do. The only audio in the video/installation is of crickets.