Statement:
My current work includes installations of hand cut paper and recycled materials, paintings, and collage.
The idea that insects are bio-indicators of ecosystem health fascinates me. My work seeks to articulate the critical role these diminutive and ephemeral messengers play in the structure of life, and how their mind-boggling variety captivates human imagination. Elaborating on the astonishing variety of insect forms with invented variations, I use impermanent materials to convey the fragile, and temporary nature of these subjects.
Recent studies show rapid insect population decline. Given that insects play a major role in pollination and the food chain, this decline could be very disruptive to life on earth. While awareness of these environmental issues is a key part of my thinking, I also hold on to a sense of wonder for the natural world and find both solace and awe in it's intricacies, surprises, and marvels.
The narrative of my work weaves climate change and vanishing habitats with the conditions of loss, grief, and adapting to inevitable change. I am drawn to insects for their metamorphosis and ultimately find hope in the idea that transformation is an enduring possibility and a cause for optimism as life on our planet evolves.
The idea that insects are bio-indicators of ecosystem health fascinates me. My work seeks to articulate the critical role these diminutive and ephemeral messengers play in the structure of life, and how their mind-boggling variety captivates human imagination. Elaborating on the astonishing variety of insect forms with invented variations, I use impermanent materials to convey the fragile, and temporary nature of these subjects.
Recent studies show rapid insect population decline. Given that insects play a major role in pollination and the food chain, this decline could be very disruptive to life on earth. While awareness of these environmental issues is a key part of my thinking, I also hold on to a sense of wonder for the natural world and find both solace and awe in it's intricacies, surprises, and marvels.
The narrative of my work weaves climate change and vanishing habitats with the conditions of loss, grief, and adapting to inevitable change. I am drawn to insects for their metamorphosis and ultimately find hope in the idea that transformation is an enduring possibility and a cause for optimism as life on our planet evolves.