artifact n. any object made by human work; esp. a simple or primitive tool, weapon, vessel, etc.

artifice n. 1. a clever expedient 2. trickery or craft 3. a sly or artful trick ??SYN. See art, trick

Through the artifacts that remain we believe we understand the stories of places and times we have not personally experienced. In reality we have no way of knowing if those artifacts reflect a reality or if they are artifice.

In this body of work I capture moments in a narrative and express them as artifacts (or sometimes artifice). In many cases the narrative is autobiographical, but through the reduction of the story to a few simple objects I hope to make the narrative more universal. Through the use of titles clues about the subject are given to the viewer, but little is revealed. The narrative is yours to imagine.