ARTIST STATEMENT

I am drawn to narratives about vulnerability, triumph and perseverance. I spend my free time reading about natural disasters and collecting images that document nature’s fury, human folly, and trauma and loss in general. I am interested in how people react in challenging circumstances and how their choices affect themselves, others, and ultimately the record of the event. When I'm not feeding that passion, I am virtually addicted to crime dramas (both real and fictional) on television, literally unable to turn away from any episode of Law and Order (even those I’ve seen multiple times). These past-times directly influence the work that I make and reflect a lifetime of fascination with the struggles of the world we live in.

My work is about interpreting and personalizing these aspects of contemporary culture. By taking the images I collect and teasing out selected details, I parse events and stories into drawn and painted snapshots that are both familiar and elusive. Displayed in collective installations, they create a fluid catalog of history and legend as it happens, focusing on the line between truth and fiction and where it is blurred by individual experience.