Statement
How do we contextualize objects and experiences?
Some objects hide in plain sight by their banality or periphery; their habituation renders them invisible. There are so many parts of daily life that go unseen, operating as a framework for what we should notice. Systems of display and classification are of particular interest—objects are grouped together because of their sameness; formal interest overrides real interest.
Documentation acts as a context for understanding the past. We understand who we are, what our personal and global timelines are by the documentation (written and image based) of events that have contributed to them. Images literally frame and cut up reality. They freeze unique experiences, making them mass reproducible.
Recently my work has focused on the frame in its myriad of forms—a package whose discarded exterior showcases the products contained within, a nail that supports a piece of artwork, or artificial rocks which reassure our idea of nature as uninterrupted.