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Gregor's Room
Gregor's Room White copy paper, ink (no adhesives used) Largest sculpture measures approx. 8" x 6" x 1" A visual response to the short story The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka. An unsettling shade of green washes the blanket that sits atop a dark and spotty mattress. Prison-like bars function as the headboard to this bed. An askew pillow rests at the top of the bed. A small side table, perfect to lean on when confused and wobbly on multiple legs. A shady and dim atmosphere is where Gregor resides day in and out. He might lay nestled amongst the blankets or coiled up in anxiety, though either the bed becomes his sun, revolving around it as the hours tick by, his return to it inevitable.
Figurative Sculpture
Figure measures approx. 2.5" x 2" x 1" Silenced The recent proposed bill in the Florida Senate was colloquially named the "don't say gay" bill as it would ban all discussion and education of LGBT topics in elementary schools. Children have their voices taken away from them, unable to express what they are feeling for fear of being reported to unsupportive parents or bullied by ignorant peers. The base of the sculpture is in the shape of Florida, and the figure sits atop it in a void without handholds; no support. The child is upset for trying to discover who they are, only to be hushed, and sheds a singular tear. Figure measures approx. 3.5" x 3" x 1.25" CEOs in Our Seas Corporate America is made up of power hungry individuals who would rather see the oceans burn in oil spills than take a decline in business. In a turn of events, a business man has found himself choked around the neck with a plastic bottle, courtesy of the pollution his co...
Dinner and a Movie
Balance Various rocks, stones, other objects and materials. Inspired by the movie Star Wars: A New Hope Statement: Using visual geometry this piece achieves equilibrium with circular and square forms. The tan background reminds the viewer of sand, which is associated not only with the main character Luke's home planet but also with themes of time. There is a small statue of Confuscious at the top center to add religious reverence. The composition is clean and pure, with a white rose accenting the purity of life before tragedy. The most color is found in the blue of the plate, alluding to a positive outlook or good intentions. The stones in the top left are reddish and trickle into the circular motion of the setting, as if an ill force is trying to weasle its way into the purity of the composition.
100 Objects
100 rocks installed in plastic rings 100 rocks installed in a microwave 100 rocks installed below a computer
Touch Response
In the Head Digital Photograph "Most people have about 100,000 hair follicles on their head, and lose between fifty and a hundred hairs a day through normal combing, brushing, or fussing" (Ackerman).* A common icon of frustration is pulling one's hair out. Even seeing someone else pull at their hair instills the same feeling within us. We empathize with the negative emotions present in the moment. Perhaps we want to get something off our chests but have no safe space to do so, or it is the only way our emotions can manifest without great damage to ourselves or others. It is often that problems exist only in our minds, in our heads, that we get too upset to hold it in any longer. With so many nerves connecting the hair follicles to our scalp, it is understandable that any movement, tug, or brush will be felt extremely sensitively. Under Pressure Digital Photograph "A hand moves with a complex precision that’s irreplaceable, feels with a delicate intuition that’s inde...
