Materiality

Sometimes we work with materials and forget how these materials are connected to our planet. From what are they composed? How were they transformed to reach their current state? What process of invention transpired? What was the history and evolution? Who were the people involved? What was the compelling motive to create such wonders? When I start thinking along these lines, I am filled with awe (in the true sense of the word) for humanity as well as the beauty and possibilities of our universe. I am fascinated by artificial intelligence and how we humans are in the process of animating and generating intelligence from the mineral world.

In my own art, I like using traditional materials in less traditional ways that can reveal such unexpected results, like using photographic transfer techniques to adhere photographs to surfaces other than paper. I also like to see how I can use unconventional materials and approaches for traditional genres. In my "Drawing in Space" work, I used a dropcloth in lieu of paper, gaffer tape in lieu of a pencil line, and balls of charcoal and graphite in lieu of packaged charcoal and graphite sticks. The work was temporal and the artist was the audience.

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