Woodblock, linoleum and etchings. Inspired by the form and function of these handmade African artifacts. I have created my own interpretations as a point of departure.
Burning Away is a long term project started in November 2020 which utilized honey and various oils on a sun-fused silver gelatin paper in a recreation of the numerous stories by survivors seeking to heal the charred trauma.
We cross the threshold.
Once inside I feel the weight of infinity closing behind me. The choices that could have been made receed into a finite time. At once closure. I am unsure of my focus and frame of reference. In a panic I search into a setting I cannot recognize nor relate to. The fear of pure unknown consumes me as my judgement is rendered useless.
A room with many doors, all opening to many different times and places. Crossing the plane of one could uproot everything or do nothing at all. Our mirrored image repeated endlessly, curling into different possibilities and manifesting the potential outcome of each decision. From this precipace we could gaze down on and evaluate everything. A room with no boundary, turning perpetually from edge to edge and back on itself. To see everything, and know finally what to do with absolute assurance.
"I have seen such a place..."
"Will you take me there?"
This emmersive permanent installation, Upload_Ghost_s (2021), was commissioned by Meow Wolf for their Las Vegas Omega Mart art collection. The sound design was developed by Beach House after an intial collaboration with Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally. The dynamic lighting design was developed in collaboration with Jon Hass. Thus far 2 million people have visited this work.