The experience of art is something that I have been exploring and creating work about for the past few years.  I am interested in pushing the boundaries of where art exists, how it affects people, and the purpose of my artistic practice. For me these interests have dealt with themes of science and technology, politics, energy conservation, and human potential. In projects like Run and Pace, energy conservation was an initial interest that inspired me to transform the kinetic energy of an action into lines and rubbings on paper.  Grow was a similar project, though in this case I was composting kitchen scraps and planted nine sunflowers at the entrance of a building where a cold, grey parking lot was the only welcome for residents. These projects began an ongoing dialogue and an interest between public and private space that is a strong element of my work. 

Time is a component of experience that I am exploring in my practice. In some cases the work is time-based and develops and changes over time, like a sculpture that moves and reveals new forms.  In other works the experience is physical and has the effect of slowing time for the viewer. Lift is one example where the experience of the piece was kinetic and physical, and participants were harnessed into a large helium balloon that made them weightless. While the conceptual stimulus for this work was mostly socio-economical, and I was interested in pursuing a dream, the effect of the work was a transformation of time and space.  I enjoy making work that exists in the public sphere and brings people together creating inspiration, awe, and heightened awareness.

Revision is my most recent work. These stainless steel tree forms support a colored glass canopy that casts a vivid shadow below and creates a transformational space of light. Revision is significant to me because of its accessibility as an art object and the fact that it can be experienced from afar, but also must be entered as architecture and enjoyed from within.