The Containment Paradox
Inspired by the language of nature, these works explore how boundaries form, hold falter and dissolve.
They dwell in the pause between what confines and what breaks through, inviting a meditation on the edges we live within.
Ferric Ascensions, 6x6x1.5, Available
Sweet Suffocation, 6x6x1.5, Available
Spilling, 6x6x1.5, Available
(Contained) Flourish, 16x20, Available
Unburdened, 16x20, Available
Specimen I, 5x7, Available
Specimen II, 5x7, Available
Specimen III, 5x7, Available
Tolerated Constrictions, 6x6x1.5, Available
Returning Home, 6x6x1.5, Available
Artist Statements
Curious to hear more of what went into select works from this series? Read on for answers.
About Tolerated Constrictions
What unfolds is a map of the body—how it bends to accommodate, how it clenches under pressure. While creating this work, I thought about standing waiting for your favorite music artist to perform in a crowd so tight that your breath belongs to someone else. I thought about organs generously moving aside to make room for a growing child. About the quiet violence of consensual compression, and how much we are willing to tolerate to help us edge closer to something we desire.
About Returning Home
Coming back to your childhood home as an adult is a universal experience that evades description. Familiar walls press close; soft with memories, yet abrasive with constraints. How do we fit ourselves back into spaces we’ve long since outgrown? Should we even try?